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This report highlights the valuable and unique work of the ground and air crews of the National Police Air Service (NPAS). NPAS is the UK’s largest non-military operator of onshore helicopters.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides borderless air support to all police forces across England and Wales 24 hours a day, seven days a week,365 days of the year. On a daily basis, NPAS tackles criminality, helps save lives and keeps people and communities safe.
Flying to more than 20,000 tasks every year, crews provide effective aerial support to ground based officers and in doing so improve operational response to incidents within the highest safety standards.
Governing the National Police Air Service and setting its strategic direction is the National Strategic Board. Operations are delivered via a lead force model, which was established as part of a National Police Collaboration Agreement.
The NPAS National Strategic Board is a comprised of a Chief Officer and Police and Crime Commissioner for each of the six National Police Air Service (NPAS regions), a representative of the Home Secretary and the National Business Area Lead for Police Aviation.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides all police forces across England and Wales with air support. NPAS runs a fleet of helicopters from a national network of bases.
The Strategic Board sets the direction for the National Police Air Service and holds the lead Local Chief Constable to account for the operational delivery of the service, on behalf of the other police bodies of England and Wales.