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| − | {{Template:NuclearSpin}} | + | {{Template:NuclearSpin}} The [[Civil Nuclear Police Authority]] (CNPA) operates under the strategic direction of the [[Department for Energy and Climate Change]] (DECC).<ref name="CNC">CNC Website, [http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/who-are-the-cnc Who are the CNC?] (Accessed 2 June 2012)</ref> The function of the CNPA is to maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. <ref>CNC Website, [http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/who-are-the-cnc Who are the CNC?] (Accessed 11 August 2008)</ref> |
| − | The [[Civil Nuclear Police Authority]] (CNPA) operates under the strategic direction of the [[Department for Energy and Climate Change]] (DECC).<ref name="CNC">CNC Website, [http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/who-are-the-cnc Who are the CNC?] (Accessed 2 June 2012)</ref> The function of the CNPA is to maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. <ref>CNC Website, [http://www.cnc.police.uk/about-the-cnc/who-are-the-cnc Who are the CNC?] (Accessed 11 August 2008)</ref> | ||
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| − | The CNPA is currently headed by former [[Foreign Office]] terrorism expert [[Richard Thompson]]. | + | The CNPA is currently headed by former [[Foreign Office]] terrorism expert [[Richard Thompson]]. Members of the CNPA are appointed by the [[DECC]] Secretary of State and the organisation is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB). |
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| + | The role of the CNPA is to ensure that the Constabulary meets the policing requirements of primary stakeholders in the nuclear industry. | ||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
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The Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) operates under the strategic direction of the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).[1] The function of the CNPA is to maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. [2]
Contents
Background
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is the police force responsible for protecting civil nuclear licensed sites and safe-guarding nuclear materials and nuclear site operators. Whereas other police forces are overseen by the Home Office, the CNC is under the authority of the CNPA.
People
The CNPA is currently headed by former Foreign Office terrorism expert Richard Thompson. Members of the CNPA are appointed by the DECC Secretary of State and the organisation is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB).
The role of the CNPA is to ensure that the Constabulary meets the policing requirements of primary stakeholders in the nuclear industry.
Funding
Contact, Resources and Notes
Contact
- Website:
Resources
Notes
- ↑ CNC Website, Who are the CNC? (Accessed 2 June 2012)
- ↑ CNC Website, Who are the CNC? (Accessed 11 August 2008)
