NPIA commences the revised High Potential Development Scheme

A national programme run by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) to develop the next generation of police leaders started on October 13, 2008, at the Police Training College at Bramshill.

A group of 84 officers, comprising police constables and sergeants from police forces across England and Wales, will be the first to begin their training under the revised High Potential Development Scheme (HPDS).

Chief Constable Peter Neyroud, Chief Executive of the NPIA, said: “The police service asked us to make revising and implementing HPDS one of our top priorities and we have delivered.

“The scheme is intended as a ‘tough to get on, tough to stay on’ programme, which will be deliberately challenging. Not all police officers will progress to the final stage although every officer who takes part in the programme will benefit from the training and development they receive, which will ultimately benefit policing and the public we serve.”

The HPDS officers will benefit from a wide range of academic and professional development programmes designed and delivered as part of HPDS through a collaborative partnership between NPIA and Warwick University.

HPDS is the first initiative to be delivered under the police leadership strategy, Leading Policing, which was produced by the NPIA on behalf of the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Association of Police Authorities and the Home Office, following an extensive national debate within the service.

More information about the revised High Potential Development Scheme can be found at http://www.npia.police. uk/en/8563.htm