OUR MISSION
Together, we educate, advocate, and innovate to improve public safety.
OUR VISION
Connecting the emergency services, commercial organisations, and academia, using information technology to achieve an emergency response for the public that is world leading.
OUR VALUES
As a charity we actively support and encourage a culture of innovation, where people can be creative and explore new opportunities for the public safety profession and British APCO members.
We foster a communicative, inclusive, trust-based environment where individuals’ skills, expertise and ideas are respected and genuinely received.
Integrity is critical: Members and partners trust us because we are credible and accountable for our decisions and actions.
Collaboration is central to our success, and we welcome constructive cooperation between British APCO and its partners and amongst the British APCO membership.
OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Enhancing Members’ Experience
We will continue to support the development of effective public safety professionals by providing opportunities for members to exchange information, ideas and experiences, and to develop new skills and expertise. We will improve existing member services and maximise opportunities to develop and deliver new offerings that reflect emerging trends and priorities in public safety technology and communications.
Through provision of a diverse range of British APCO professional tools, resources, events and development opportunities, our members will become influential promoters of their profession and proactive in supporting innovation in public safety technology.
Creating Communities of Practice
We will provide mechanisms and resources which enable increased dialogue amongst our members through communities of sector-specific, cross-sector and cross-agency professional practice. We will support networks for our members to share ideas, problems, solutions and best practice in public safety communications and technology.
We will diversify the profile of our membership, exposing members to the expertise, experience and wider networks of colleagues from other backgrounds, adding value to membership by enhancing the depth of knowledge and breadth of reach within BAPCO, and providing opportunities to link with other networks and raise the profile of the public safety profession.
Advocating with an Authentic Voice
Recognised as the membership body for professionals in the field of public safety technology, we will continue to steward influential relationships with relevant agencies and organisations to foster informed debate on public safety communications issues; and we will provide enhanced opportunities for our members to engage with and influence key decision-makers at local, national and international levels, and to share their knowledge, views and expertise with interested parties both internal and external to the public safety community.
Pioneering Professional Standards
We will continue to support a multi-agency approach to defining and promoting professional standards in public safety technology and communications, focusing our efforts on developing the sector-wide initiatives that add value to or enhance the professional experience of our members.
We will also work with our partners to explore ideas for establishing a framework of professional expertise, competencies and performance measures for individual public safety communications professionals, acknowledging that public safety technology and communications is a critical, multi-faceted profession that requires professional recognition.
Ensuring a Sustainable British APCO
Through transparent and robust governance and business planning, we will ensure the financial and organisational sustainability required to support all of our strategic priorities.
Efficient and effective governance and organisational management will ensure our members receive value for money and enhanced services and benefits, and that we cultivate the circumstances to maintain and strengthen British APCO.
BAPCO ANNUAL REVIEW 2023-2024