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.
Statements (50)
| 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
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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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