| National Policing Improvement Agency | |
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| Abbreviation | NPIA |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 April 2007 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Dissolved | 7 October 2013 |
| Superseding agency | College of Policing Serious Organised Crime Agency (now National Crime Agency) Home Office |
| Employees | 1,629 (September 2011); 2,100 (2009) |
| Annual budget | £380M (2011/12); £474M (2008/09) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | UK |
| Operations jurisdiction | UK |
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| England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland | |
| Size | 244 821 km² / 94,526 sq mi |
| Population | 60,609,153 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England and Wales, less in Scotland and Northern Ireland |
| Governing body | Home Office |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | London |
The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom, established to support police by providing expertise in such areas as information technology, information sharing, and recruitment.
It was announced in December 2011 that the NPIA would be gradually wound down and its functions transferred to other organisations. By December 2012, all operations had been transferred to the Home Office, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and the newly established College of Policing.[1] SOCA was itself replaced by the National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013 as a feature of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which also formally abolished the NPIA.[2]
- ^ Pinel, Jeremy (9 December 2012). "NPIA moves towards closedown". National Policing Improvement Agency. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "National Crime Agency hailed by Home Secretary Theresa May". BBC News. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.