Publications
Board meeting minutes
The ACRO Information & Technology Board oversees the strategic direction for information management and information technology.
2019
2018
Annual reports
ACRO's annual reports are a review of our work and achievements during the year. They include our accounts for the period, providing an overview of income and expenditure.
2019/20
2018/19
2017/18
2016/17
2015/16
2014/15
2013/14
2012/13
2011/12
Information sharing agreements
The agreements establish the lawful basis for ACRO to disclose information from the PNC to individual non-police prosecution agencies as part of our PNC services. Each agreement indicates the agency’s status, i.e. whether it is a competent authority, as listed in schedule 7 of the Data Protection Act, or whether it is a general processor.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS)
Cygnet Hospital
The General Optical Council
NHS Counter Fraud Authority
Social Care Wales
Civil Aviation Authority
DEFRA Investigation Service
Environment Agency
Office of Rail and Road
Serious Fraud Office (Security Checks)
The General Osteopathic Council
Insolvency Service
Office of Communication (Ofcom)
General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI)
Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC)
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA)
General Dental Council - Illegal Practice (GDC-IP)
Serious Fraud Office - Intelligence (SFO-INT)
Section 22a Agreement
This is a collaborative agreement, signed by the chief officers and police and crime commissioners of UK forces, which allows ACRO to undertake the work we do. This ensures ACRO focuses on its purpose of safer communities in the UK and worldwide.
ACRO’s role in administering Covid-19 fixed penalty notices
The following agreements detail the lawful basis for ACRO to administer fixed penalty notices issued under coronavirus legislation, on behalf of police forces in England and Wales:
ACRO FPN ISA - England
ACRO FPN ISA - Wales
ACRO FPN ISA - Ministry of Defence Police
Quarterly demand profiles
The quarterly profiles detail the volume of requests for ACRO's key services. They are updated throughout the year with the figures for the previous quarter.
2018/19
2017/18
2016/17
Chief officers' expenses
These reports detail expense reimbursements made to ACRO chief officers (the chief executive and the head of ACRO). Expenses are reimbursed when they have been necessarily incurred by the officers while exercising their duties. Hospitality is given to help policing business, or when it is considered desirable as a matter of courtesy or protocol. The reports are updated through the year.
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
2017/18
2016/17
Expenditure over £500
These reports detail payments that exceed £500. Any significant spend is formally tendered and assessed for value for money in compliance with Hampshire Constabulary procurement policies. The reports are updated through the year.
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
2017/18
2016/17
Step-down model
The step-down model establishes the guidelines for how we filter convictions in the preparation of Police Certificates and International Child Protection Certificates.
Freedom of Information
Responses to Freedom of Information requests concerning ACRO are published in the NPCC's disclosure log.
See About Us for details of how to submit a request.
Other relevant published information
About us
Privacy policy
NPCC publications
Hampshire Constabulary publications