ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF.POLICE OFFICERS OF ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND COUNCIL COM1\1ITTEE ON TERRORISM AND ALLIED MATTERS MINUTES OF MEETING DATE: THURSDAY 14th OCTOBER 1999 LOCATION: OLD LIBRARY BUILDING, St.BELIER, JERSEY 6.3 NATIONAL PUBLIC ORDER INTELLIGENCE UNIT (NPOIU) The Secretary informed the ~eeting that constitutionally, ARNT continues at present under Home Office guidance. Additional staff have already been provided during the transitional period to address the broader Public Order issues. This is already bearing operational benefit .The two key developments are :In-House:- The ARNT staff have come from a variety of sources, some on Central Service, some on loan from generous Forces, and MPS civilian support. There is a need to give this team a measure of certainty as well as giving the Unit a proper financial footing and planning. Cdr Pearce is leading this In-House transition Project Team which will oversee the transition from the ARNI Steering Group under Home Office lead to what will be a police lead :function. National Public Order issues:- The Secretary told members that a meeting has been held with ACC Tim Hollis, Secretary of ACPO Public Order Sub-Committee, as the NPOIU will be under the joint ownership of ACPO Public Order and ACPO TAM. A decision was made to form a shadow Steering Group alongside the current Home Office group which is proposed as comprising Mr Veness and Mr Hollis as Secretaries of the sponsoring ACPO committees, a Home Office representative, ACPO Crime, and ACPO Scotland to complete the national dimension. It was proposed that this Steering Group would take over management and direction of the new NPOIU from the Home Office in April next year. The Secretary added that having regard for the fact that this Unit would sit within his command, an additional representation from outside the London area would be of great assistance in giving the Unit a national perspective. ACC Hollis is looking into the work of the North/South Intelligence Units and whether their activities could be profitably amalgamated into the NPOIU or if they provide for local needs which would not be addressed by the NPOIU. Mr Hollis is also examining where the Unit would rneet the broad pyr-amid of HSBs and in-Force arrangements for dealing with Public Order Intelligence. The Chairman ex.pressed his thanks for the progress that he has made on this issue and asked if members bad any comment to make.