Press Office

The NPIA press office can provide comment, interviews and briefings on all aspects of the business.

For media enquiries on the work of the NPIA, please phone or email:

Peter Mandich
Tel: 020 7147 8308

Mark Hazelby
Tel: 020 7147 8424

Valentine Murombe-Chivero
Tel: 020 7147 8297

Vincent Burke
Tel: 020 7147 8310

If you need to contact us outside weekday office hours or at weekends please call: 07827 309361.

Press Releases

officer using mobile fingerprint device in the street

04 March 2010 - Mobile fingerprint technology comes to the police service

03 March 2010 - NPIA statement: Safe and Confident Neighbourhood Strategy

08 February 2010 - First ever police leadership course for Jewish officers and staff

04 February 2010 - A Special emphasis on roads policing

02 December 2009 - New moves to improve police equality performance

policing pledge brand

21 November 2009 - NPIA welcomes latest Policing Pledge campaign

Peter Neyroud signing the contract with Richard Bobbett

03 November 2009 - Multi-million pound security boost for London 2012 games

Nick Gargan

03 November 2009 - NPIA announces appointment of a new Deputy Chief Executive

20 October 2009 - Local Crime Figures and Neighbourhood Police Details at the Touch of a Button

10 September 2009 - Police Support Volunteers mean business

Air Force - Richard Beck - Leicestershire Police - NPIA Police Photographer of the Year 2009

04 September 2009 - CSI students and police staff honoured

New building at CSI centre Harperley Hall

03 September 2009 - Boost for world-class CSI centre

Peter Neyroud shaking hands with Ian Blackhurst

02 September 2009 - NPIA develops new penalty notice processing system to deal with offenders more efficiently.

10 August 2009 - New vulnerable witness support service transfers to NPIA

Alan Edwards

24 July 2009 - NPIA announces appointment of new Board member

09 July 2009 - Police honoured by Queen for innovative training

17 June 2009 - Policing Minister and NPIA honour achievements of Specials and Police Support Volunteers

20 May 2009 - Police to build on success of fight against "ill-gotten gains"

18 May 2009 - NPIA joins families of missing children to highlight International Missing Children's Day

29 April 2009 - NPIA commits to Face Equality charter

07 April 2009 - NPIA awards contract to improve national information sharing in the police service

07 April 2009 - Police Promotion Examinations Board agrees to trial a new Police Promotions Framework

PND contract is signed

01 April 2009 - NPIA awards contract for police national database

31 March 2009 - New work to help police improve services and increase confidence

Andy Barker

05 March 2009 - New NPIA Programme Director set to join-up Police Information Systems

05 March 2009 - First National Missing Persons Conference 2009

27 January 2009 - New Road Policing Project Moves Forward

14 January 2009 - Minister unveils roll-out of Airwave in London Underground

30 December 2008 - £30 million funding for police handheld computers

Richard Earland

05 December 2008 - NPIA shows excellence in Information Technology

02 December 2008 - Future is very bright for police leadership

HH Sheikh Saif and SRF and Brit. Ambassador

01 December 2008 - Ten Years of Training Excellence Celebrated in Abu Dhabi

11 November 2008 - Peter Neyroud confirms his commitment to the NPIA

31 October 2008 - Specials Help Police Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour

22 October 2008 - Restorative Justice for Neighbourhood Policing

13 October 2008 - NPIA commences revised High Potential Development Scheme

10 October 2008 - The National DNA Database annual report for 2006-7 is now available

Princess Royal unveils plaque

26 September 2008 - Princess Royal Opens Forensic Centre of Excellence

13 August 2008 - Forensics Framework Provides Savings for Police

forensic students at ceramony

29 July 2008 - NPIA Celebrates Academic Excellence

22 July 2008 - New investment for police hand-held computers

18 June 2008 - Queen's Birthday Honour for NPIA's Head of Examinations and Assessment

18 June 2008 - Special Constables and Police Support Volunteers Recognised at Awards Ceremony

10 June 2008 - Police mobile fingerprinting trial expands

22 April 2008 - NPIA Focuses on Interoperability at BAPCO

12 February 2008 - NPIA plays central role in delivering police mobile solutions

16 July 2007 - Police radio communications standard begins roll-out

21 May 2007 - British holiday makers asked by police to help further with hunt for Madeleine McCann

11 May 2007 - Minister opens new home for DNA database unit

27 April 2007 - Mobile fingerprinting wins award

19 April 2007 - Airwave sold to Macquarie

13 April 2007 - Major new awards to recognise police leadership

02 April 2007 - Service gets national support to improve policing