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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 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.
The independent review was commissioned by the NSB in 2021 in direct response to a decision taken by the authority to withdraw as the lead policing body for NPAS.A Transition Programme was established, delivered by Bluelight Commercial under the direction of a dedicated Board, which reported to the National Strategic Board.
The National Strategic Board (NSB) sets the overall direction for the National Police Air Service (NPAS) and holds the lead Local Chief Constable accountable for the operational delivery of the service on behalf of all police bodies across England and Wales.
Throughout 2023/24, an independent programme of work, commissioned by the National Strategic Board and delivered through BlueLight Commercial, continued to explore options for the future hosting arrangements and delivery model of national police air support.