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Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology is used within West Yorkshire Police to help detect, deter and disrupt criminality at a local, force, regional and national level, including tackling traveling criminals, Organised Crime Groups and terrorists. ANPR provides lines of enquiry and evidence in the investigation of crime and is used by forces throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Monday, 27 November 2023
West Yorkshire Police has been recognised for its involvement with and support of the Armed Forces Covenant Partnership.
West Yorkshire Police's Reward and Recognition Programme enables the Force to formally recognise the valuable work that officers, staff, partners and the community undertake in West Yorkshire to help us continue to improve public confidence and satisfaction and keep West Yorkshire a safer place.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Strategy 2024 - 2026 - HTML / accessible version
Publication Date: January 2024
West Yorkshire Police
Our Strategy sets out the strategic direction for West Yorkshire Police over the next five years to deliver our part of the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan (opens in a new browser window / tab) in achieving the overall vision of Safe, Just and Inclusive. Our Strategy continues to balance addressing the risks identified in successive Force Management Statements, with local and national priorities, to ensure that West Yorkshire Police remains one of the best performing forces in the country and delivers the best service it can to the communities we serve.
PNLD (Police National Legal Database) is the leading national police information resource of criminal justice legislation and is governed West Yorkshire Police. Relied upon by all 43 Home Office police forces, PNLD is a comprehensive criminal law resource and a critical tool to ensure that anyone with a duty to investigate or prosecute offences can apply the law correctly.
VIPER® are a team within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire. The team provides a nationally available video identification service including a range of identification related products and services to the police every day.
The West Yorkshire Disabled Police Association (DPA) launched in 2016 following the need for a more collective voice when look at disability within the Diversity and Inclusion agenda.
The Income and Partnerships works with internal stakeholders and external partners to help make West Yorkshire Police a more efficient and effective force. Made up of Partnership Funding Officers and Income Development Officers, in many cases we are the Single Point of Contact on partnership and income generation activities.
Frequently asked questions with relation to Forced Marriage
Thursday, March 21, 2024West Yorkshire Police has taken action to support businesses to cut retail crime with a week of activities aimed at reducing offences and keeping shop staff safe.
West Yorkshire Police Sikh Association (WYPSA) is a staff network, which has been established to support the needs of all people either working or volunteering for West Yorkshire Police and those from other Forces who do not have a fully constituted network and the community. WYPSA provides advice and support to all members and acts as a conduit between the Sikh community and the police force.
West Yorkshire Police is supporting a national Haji Campaign run by the City of London Police, which is the UK policing lead for fraud.
Use of Force Data - West Yorkshire Police like all Police forces in the UK are required to record the times when force is used during an incident.