About APComm

The Association of Police Communicators (APComm) represents the hundreds of professional police staff who work in specialist media and corporate communications roles supporting the police service. Membership of APComm provides access to a network of like-minded people who are striving to improve people’s knowledge and understanding of modern policing, helping them to access police services.

Purpose of APComm

APComm has been set up to:

• Be the voice for communicators in the police service, helping to shape messages and ‘joined up’ campaign activities
• Support the corporate communications function across the police service, working with colleagues within the wider police family
• Set standards for high quality products and service that will assist the service to fulfil strategic goals, eg, reducing crime, the fear of crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of anti-social behaviour
• Facilitate organisational change through the promotion of collaborative effort and by the sharing of knowledge and resources
• Develop the knowledge, skills and expertise of the membership through peer group support, links with appropriate professional bodies and the organisation of training events and seminars

How does APComm influence?

APComm is led by a group of police communicators from all over the UK. The senior executive are all heads of profession in their respective organisations with Chief Constable Andy Trotter, of British Transport Police, as Honorary President.

Mr Trotter is chair of the Association of Chief Police Officers’ Communications Advisory Group (ACPO CAG) which meets four times a year to discuss national issues and policy affecting communicators.

The APComm executive, along with geographical representatives, are members of ACPO CAG along with representatives from the Association of Police Authorities, The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Home Office.