68 candidates were recently selected as having the potential to become Chief Officers through this year's Senior Police National Assessment Centre. Director of the Course and Chief Constable of Greater Manchester, Peter Fahy, said: "This is great news for the future of police leadership. We not only have a high number of very promising potential police leaders but also good female representation. Of the female officers who applied, over half were successful. This shows that the Police Service is well able to produce the talent to fill future chief officer positions. "I am also pleased to see good representation from our Scottish colleagues who until this year had a different senior selection process. Over half the Scottish applicants were successful." Angela O'Connor, Chief People Officer at the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) said: "Identifying and selecting police officers for chief officer roles is crucial to delivering the best possible service to the public. Officers looking for promotion to the top ranks will go through a rigorous and robust assessment and training system at the world renowned police training college at Bramshill. "This will help ensure potential police leaders have the appropriate knowledge, skills, technical competence and leadership qualities to help the police service meet the challenges of the 21st Century." Notes to editors: About NPIA The organisation's creation in April 2007 streamlined and simplified the way that policing improvement is delivered locally and nationally. NPIA works for the police service and is governed by a tripartite board comprising ACPO, APA, Home Office and independent members. The ACPO President is a member of the NPIA Board. This process also includes assessment for non-police staff looking for top level promotion in the police service. Assessment is via the Senior Staff Police National Assessment Centre for heads of department and director roles. About the Senior Command Course The course is designed to help participants to make the step up to strategic leadership of the Police Service. It will test their abilities in operational command, business and financial skills and help them to develop their personal leadership style. A number of strategic topics have been set for the course including combating terrorism, workforce reform, the so-called surveillance society and how the police react to a consumerist society. Leading thinkers in policing, politics and business will address the course and come under the scrutiny of its members. About Bramshill
These officers are now on the Strategic Command Course (SCC) as the largest intake ever. The SCC trains officers for promotion to the most senior ranks in the police service.
NPIA is a single national organisation created to support effective policing. It provides expertise in areas as diverse as information and communications technology, support to information and intelligence sharing, core police processes, managing change and recruiting, developing and deploying people.
About Senior Police National Assessment
The Senior Police National Assessment Centre is a process to identify the future leaders of the police service for Superintendents and Chief Superintendents from all UK forces who are looking to become chief officers.
The Strategic Command Course (SCC) prepares those selected through the senior police national assessment centre for promotion to chief officer level.
The course is a statutory requirement for all officers seeking promotion to chief officer rank and lasts eight weeks.
Bramshill house in Hampshire is a 17th century mansion set in 300 acres of parkland which has been used as the centre for higher police training in the UK since the 1950s.
