Investigations and intelligence
Serious and organised crime, nationally significant investigations, national criminal intelligence and threat assessment.
Standards and professional practice
National policing standards, professional practice and contact-management standards.
Learning and leadership
Police education, training standards and leadership development.
How national policing fits with local policing
NPS does not replace territorial police forces or local commands. It acts where central competence, the law and its functional remit provide authority, and works with the competent territorial service where cooperation is required.
Careers
Learn about NPS roles and the candidate process. Recruitment campaigns appear only when formally opened.