National Police Air Service

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The National Police Air Service is a centralized aviation unit that provides air support to police forces across England and Wales, using helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for tasks such as surveillance, search and rescue, and pursuit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
police aviation unit
cooperatesWith emergency services in England and Wales
local police forces
search and rescue organisations
country United Kingdom
fundingSource central government
contributions from police forces
governingBody National Police Chiefs' Council NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation NPAS NERFINISHED
hasCallsignPrefix Police
hasHeadquartersLocation United Kingdom NERFINISHED
hasMission to provide efficient and effective air support to policing
hasMotto In the air, on the ground, protecting the public
hasOperationalConstraint does not normally operate in Northern Ireland
does not normally operate in Scotland
hasOperationalFocus crime scene observation
crowd monitoring
search for missing persons
support to ground police operations
vehicle pursuit support
hasOperationalModel nationally coordinated service
hasWebsite https://www.npas.police.uk/
industry law enforcement
isCentralized true
jurisdiction England and Wales
language English
operatedBy Home Office NERFINISHED
operatesIn England
Wales NERFINISHED
primaryRole aerial surveillance
public safety support
pursuit support
search and rescue support
providesServiceTo police forces in England
police forces in Wales
replaced individual force-based police air support units in England and Wales
sector public sector
serviceType air support
supportsActivity counter-terrorism operations
crime reduction
major incident response
public order policing
rural policing operations
urban policing operations
usesAircraftType fixed-wing aircraft
helicopter
usesTechnology airborne communications equipment
thermal imaging cameras
video surveillance systems

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UK law enforcement agencies hasPart National Police Air Service