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The National Police Air Service (NPAS) operates a network of strategically located bases across England and Wales, providing vital air support to police forces nationwide.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides air support to police forces across England and Wales. We are a national support service and are not the lead agency for the incidents we attend.
Thinking of joining NPAS?We’ve created this FAQ to help answer the most common questions we receive about recruitment, training, and life at NPAS.
Our robust Safety Management System (SMS) includes all the necessary organisational structures, accountabilities, polices and procedures to reduce, control and maintain risk to an As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) level.
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.
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