The Joint International Policing Hub (JIPH) hosted a two day
conference in Liverpool on 21-22 March 2017, bringing together
participants from across UK policing to discuss the UK’s role in
supporting international policing efforts in fragile and conflict
affected states, and beyond.
, Minister for Policing and
the Fire Service, opened the event, underlining the importance of
international policing:
“It is clear that collectively, more can be done to maximise the
benefits from effective international policing – be they
protecting our people at home and abroad; projecting our global
influence; or promoting our policing capability.
UK policing has a strong reputation with international
recognition of its professionalism and performance. Our policing
expertise and skills are in demand across the globe. The
knowledge contained in police forces across the UK – and in the
law enforcement sector as a whole – is recognised as highly
valuable by our international partners.
We can use international policing to promote UK prosperity and
policing capability, with UK policing’s brand used to export our
policing expertise. Not only will this increase capability in
overseas states and organisations, it will also increase the
skills of our own officers, who will bring their experiences back
to UK forces and benefit local communities.”
Over 20 organisations participated in the event including the
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Home Office, National Police
Chiefs Council and the Association of Police & Crime
Commissioners, as well as representatives from national
constabularies, the National Crime Agency, academic institutions
and other bodies. Participants discussed the challenges and
opportunities that lay ahead in putting in place a cohesive and
unified UK approach to international policing.
A significant element of UK international policing effort is in
support of multilateral missions. Baroness Joyce Anelay, Minister
of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations , also
addressed the conference and highlighted the value of UK policing
abroad:
“I am proud of the UK’s contribution to international policing.
Our dedicated and professional personnel, often working in
difficult conditions, set a high standard for others to follow.
The UK Government is committed to making the international effort
more effective and to strengthening the British contribution to
international policing.”
Joint International Policing Hub
The JIPH operates off of the Stabilisation Unit platform and
works to ensure that the UK has an international policing
capability which is able to identify, prioritise, develop and
deliver upon non-operational international policing requirements
and requests. The JIPH is working to establish itself as the
recognised gateway into and out of UK international policing
assistance structures for domestic and global partners.
