WRITTEN EVIDENCE
SUBMITTED BY
THE ASSOCIATION
OF CHIEF
POLICE OFFICERS
[OS 03]
Letter from Sir Hugh Orde OBE, President
of the Association of Chief Police Officers,
to the Chair of the Committee, 16 July 2012
I write in response to your letter of 12 July.
The policing operation for London 2012 has, from
the outset, included provision of mutual aid, with officers being
deployed to those force areas where the Olympic policing requirement
is greatest. But in answer to your first question, at this moment
in time, ACPO's Police National Information Coordination centre
has not been activated to centrally coordinate mutual aid to the
Olympic venue forces. Where necessary, individual forces are working
closely with venues to ensure that their security requirements
are met.
It follows, in answer to your second and third questions,
that to date PNICC has not coordinated the movement of additional
officers. In terms of providing you with a full response, we are
aware that nine venue forces have now deployed additional police
officers to support security venues. Working closely with LOCOG,
G45 and the military, they are providing support to ensure the
necessary levels of security are in place as venues move into
lock down and security regimes step up.
Forces will aim to ensure they make the best use
of their resources locally, so that they do all they can to minimise
the impact on local policing.
Clearly deployments will be kept under continual
review, under the leadership of AC Chris Allison as National Olympic
Security Coordinator. We remain confident in delivering a safe
and secure Games while maintaining the task of keeping local communities
safe.
Sir Hugh Orde OBE
President of the Association of Chief
Police Officers
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