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The second national ACPO ANPR Conference at Dunchurch Park, Rugby on Wednesday 23 March 2005 will see the launch of a revised and updated ANPR Strategy for the Police Service, covering the years 2005-2008.
The Strategy, which has wide spread support in the police service, from the Police Standards Unit (PSU) in the Home Office and the Association of Police Authorities (APA), builds on the successes of Projects Laser 1 and 2. These Projects were run in conjunction with the Home Office and independently evaluated by PA Consulting and showed ANPR to produce an increase in arrests and Offences Brought To Justice many times the average levels when police forces made use of ANPR. The Strategy also builds on the announcement of £15m of government funding to support ANPR developments in 2005/06 under SR2004.
The Strategy sets out how the police service will exploit and develop ANPR over the next 3 years to meet its strategic aim of “denying criminals use of the roads”. The Strategy also supports a wider national ANPR Strategy being developed with other partners such as the Department for Transport, Highways Agency and DVLA.
Key points from the Strategy include:
- Development of a national infrastructure of ANPR enabled cameras and readers to cover strategic sites
- Developing a National ANPR Data Centre to analyse intelligence from ANPR readers from across the country
- All police forces in England and Wales having at least one dedicated ANPR intercept team by October 2005, with more to follow
- Using hypothecated income from Fixed Penalty Notices resulting from ANPR activity to fund further ANPR development
- Using ANPR data within force intelligence and investigative strategies
Richard Brunstrom, Chief Constable of North Wales and head of the ACPO Roads Policing Business Area comments:
“ANPR is proven technology to fight crime. We are now achieving a critical mass in taking ANPR forward with support from across the service and partner agencies. It can and will make the roads safer”.
Frank Whiteley, Chief Constable of Hertfordshire and Chair of the ACPO ANPR Steering Group comments:
“The launch of the ANPR Strategy for the Police Service is a key step in grasping the opportunities ANPR provides for denying criminals use of the roads. The police service is now integrating ANPR into its day to day activities as a mainstream policing tool. By October 2005 virtually all forces will have dedicated ANPR intercept teams to further this aim”.
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NOTES FOR EDITORS;
 Further details on the Strategy can be obtained from:
Frank Whiteley, Chief Constable, Hertfordshire Constabulary, Stanborough Road, City, Herts, AL8 6XF. Tel 01707 354501. Email: Frank.Whiteley@herts.pnn.police.uk
Richard Brunstrom, Chief Constable, North Wales Police, Glan-y-Don, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 8AW. Tel 01492 511080, Email Richard.brunstrom@nthwales.pnn.police.uk
John Dean, National ACPO ANPR Co-ordinator, ACPO Offices, 25 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EX, Tel 01425 657759, Email anprcoordinator@northants.pnn.police.uk
 The second National ANPR Conference is being held at Dunchurch Park, Rugby on Wednesday 23 March 2005.
 The PA Consulting Report into Project Laser 2 was published in October 2004. This report reviewed the use of ANPR by 23 forces in England and Wales between June 2003-June 2004 and it showed that the ANPR intercept teams stopped a total of 180,543 vehicles. From these stops, the intercept officers:
 Arrested 13,499 persons, including:
2,263 arrests for theft and burglary
3,324 arrests for driving offences (for example driving whilst disqualified)
1,107 arrests for drugs offences
1,386 arrests for auto crime (theft from and of vehicles)
 Recovered or seized property, including:
1,152 stolen vehicles (valued at over £7.5 million)
266 offensive weapons and 13 firearms
drugs worth over £380,000 from 740 vehicles
stolen goods worth over £640,000 from 430 vehicles
 Issued fixed penalty notices, including:
22,825 tickets for failing to display Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)
6,299 for no insurance
1,496 for no MOT
20,290 for a variety of offences, including not wearing a seat belt, using a mobile telephone whilst driving.
 The Home Secretary announced £15m of capital funding to support ANPR development within the police service in 2005/06, under SR2004 on 2 November 2004.
 The ACPO Press Office can be contacted via 020 7227 3406/3425 (office hours) or via 07803 903686 (out of office hours).
 Through a series of committees and working groups ACPO members, often in consultation with develop policy and guidance for the police service. The Association aims to assist chief officers in providing excellence in leadership of the service; to ensure a professional and ethical service is delivered to all communities; and to provide professional advice to Government. Police Authorities other organisations and individuals with an interest in policing issues.
 ACPO’s 292 members are police officers of Assistant Chief Constable rank (Commanders in the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police) and above, and senior police staff managers, in the 44 forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, plus national agencies such as NCIS and the National Crime Squad, and other forces such as British Transport Police and States of Jersey Police.
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