?03 Mg?f? M2) . . GP (0 03,61 In 5? 51" MS Amhmy?nm??u .-nv Assistant Commissioner Mel-nonomns 1AreaICanu-ar) POLICE ?o 4&7 (10/ ?1 j?d?/I Victoria Embankment 9mm M??jff/w/ ?ma. 3.5933232; f' ?/93 5012 Branch 0 Direct line 071.321 Egg", 1801 ?0 5g [rm/2 6? ?(at 7August 1998 Dear 3W, NATIONAL PUBLIC ORDER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM AND UNIT I write in con?rmation of our telephone conversation last week about the paper on a national public order intelligence system which was accepted by ACPO Chief Constables' Council on 29 July l998. The next stage of the work is to move to implementation including the necessary liaison and negotiation internally and with the Home Of?ce and other police forces. There are obviously a number of critical issues that will impact on the success of the new system and the implementation programme will be fundamental to the effective launch and long term stability. Clearly. a detailed implementation plan will need to be devised with critical dates, to ensure for a timely and effective introduction. The timescale will, in part. be driven by negotiations with the various players concerned, but I think we should aim to have the system up and running before the beginning of the next ?nancial year. It seems to me that the issues which are of particular significance are:- a) Negotiations with the Home Of?ce regarding the funding arrangements - no doubt you will wish Department. at a senior level. to lead on this issue. b) The redefinition of terms of reference to expand and ful?l the national public order intelligence role and the change of relationship with the Home Office. c) The continued existence of the Northern and Southern Intelligence Units - in particular. their funding arrangements and current databases. Chief Officers 88 SEP '98 11:36 @1483 3.4178 byCamScanner sun I, ?Jill?ldqw ?w?uw wad are of the view that these two units should cease when a national system is introduced. The need for forces to Identify public order intelligence of?cers and their relationship with the new national unit together with training issues. e) Equipment issues. in particular the requirement for all forces. to mosses: tit: Centre (no doubt there will be a need for P803 to be mm a secure extended use of EPI Centre and the requirement for a long term nation-wide police Internet as envisaged by PITO). f) The relationship and role of the National Operations Faculty at Bramshill. g) The arrangements for ACPO TAM Committee and ACPO Public Order Sub? Committee to manage the new system. h) Accommodation and staf?ng at New Scotland Yard. Undoubtedly, there are many other issues which I have not. highlighted.- but [these would seem to be the major matters to be considered in an implementation pan: will leave the detail of implementation with you although. given the sensitivrtres around this issue, it would seem appropriate to put this on a formalised basis involving other forces, perhaps through a project board. Chief Superintendent 333;; French will be happy to provide such assistance as is possible from wrthin the public order portfolio resources. This really is a major step fonivard in what has been a signi?cant omission from the national public order intelligence picture for very many years and I am keen to see that we make early progress with a view to having the unit up and running by next April. Wurst-M47 ml . Assistant Commissioner 23 SEP '98 11:31 01483 384179 FRGE.BBQ Scanned by CamScanner NATIONAL PUBLIC OPDER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM UNIT Jul-'5' Hub-l ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF POLICE OFFICERS OF ENGLAND WALES AND NOR HE - IRELAND 1 Meeting of Chief Constables' Council 29'"Ju1v 1998 Item 13; Paper by Terrorism and Allied Matters Committee and Public Order sub- committee 1. The Need - 1.1 This paper makes the case for a National Public Order Intelligence System 1.2 1.4 08 SEP and proposes a structure for the organisation and positioning of the unit within the ?'arnework of the Police Service nationally. I It is apparent that some chief of?cers whose force areas have experienced incidents of organised disorder (such as prorests over beef imports and house-building projects) did not receive intelligence which was suf?ciently: complete and timely to enable an effective early operational response. In? Other cases, however, there have been effective intelligence- -led operations to disrupt or contain disorder. A recent HMIC thematic inspection on public order re?iterated concerns at this "patchy situation A concurrent driver for change is the Home Of?ce intention to relinquis line-management of ARNI (the Animal Rights National Index). This Is parti of the Home Of?ce ongoing process of diveSting itself Of? non-core] functions 0. NCIS, but equally pressing is the need to create a proper constitutional distance between the Home Secretary and ARNI. so that it can develop its potential as an operational unit, managing informants to counter violent extremists. This paper proposes national arrangements to deliver high-quality, usable public order intelligence at the Operational level to all UK forces. The arrangements will encompass current effective practice deveIOping that at some Special Branches and superseding that of ARNI and Northern I Southern Intelligence Units. At the same time they will more fully exploit the opportunities provided by new technology I.c. Epicentre (the European Police Information Centre bulletin-board). The aspiration is ?tO do for the 9911:31 Scanned by CamScanner NU . UUH @1483 PaeE.ee4 catsuit? I nu.ur.u urea?a dissemination and exploitation of public order intelligence. what Operatiqn Rainbow has done for Irish terrorism intelligence. Id I The Solution (strategic) 1 lJ What is proposed is a syseem the National Public Order Intelligence SyStem) and a unit (NPOIU. the National Public Order intelligence Unit). It is envisaged that the system will consist of the Special Branch communications network. complemented by Epicentre and used by public order intelligence I information of?cers in each force. The unit consists of the current ARNI supported in the early stages by the Metmpolitan Police Service (MP5) Public Order Intelligence Unit; it would initially have the same remit as these units, with the potential to cover other types of organised disorder such as mass trespass by various groups such as ?new age? and ?traditional? travellers. 1 1 2.2 Direction of the unit would be by an ACPO joint steering-group drawp from the Terrorism and Allied Matters committee and the Public Order sub? committee. 2.3 The Police Act 1996 describes the adminisuative mechanisms for the provision of a police function in cases where that function will be most ef?ciently or effeCtively provided nationally. The mechanism (5.57) for ?central? or ?common serVices' represents present status, which it is assumed for the reasons given above in para. 1.3 will not remain acceptable to Home Of?ce. i 2.4 One of the alternative mechanisms is the ?lead?t?orce? model. using funds re?allocated from ARM to become a part of the annual amount top?sliced already from the police budget nationally. These funds would be ring- fenced for NPOIU and supplemented initially from the MPS Special Branch budget. The unit?s staff would be seconded from police forces across the UK, and their salaries paid back to their home forces by the MPS out of these funds. - 3. The Solution (tactical) 3.1 The diagram attached as Appendix A shows how the complementary parts ofthe NPOIS relate to each other. 3.2 information about pan and present public order events and organised disorder, and inferences about future events, are passed by local information of?cers via Epicentre to regional intelligence units and NPOIU. Special Branch will in parallel be developing its own intelligence as SEP ?93 11:32 61483 394179 mesons Scanned by CamScanner I - out: I V?l?hhld?ku we the secure 'cluster' network to Special Branches and through the use of field-agents and seek to add value to information received. This 1:5} then be disseminated by NPOIU for local commanders to use in operations. 3..) This process creates a 't'tre?wall'. providing intelligence whilst Pfe?cn?ng the compromise. through disclosure. ofSpecial Branch sources. 4. ?sne?li 4'1 The NPOIU would be located at New Scotland Yard. within the secure area of MPSB. It would have access to the sources of intelligence and all the secure communication networks of mainland Special Branches. providing a secure environment for the transmission and discussion of secret material. There have been no leaks from ARNI. 4.2 The EurOpean Liaison Section of MPSB has been designated by the ACPO Public Order sub-committee as the sole UK agency for the provision of assessments, information and intelligence in respect of Eur0pean public order scenarios. It has secure communications facilities with all members of the European Police?Wo'rking on Terrorism. Co-locating the NPOIU with this EurOpean focal point, will be cost?ef?cient and effective. 4.3 The arrangement would retain the synergy of the two groups currently proving mOSt effective in providing public order intelligence and information ARNI and MPSB (ii) The network of local intelligence of?cers communicating via Epicentre. (The "Northern? and ?Southern? regional intelligence units, with their Stand?alone databases of 'criminal trespass" intelligence, would be superseded by the networked national system.) 4.4 recent track record includes:- A spectacular decrease (nearly ?10m) in the value of ?animal righes' crimc in recent y'cars. (ii) Field intelligence which enabled a proactive preventative operation against unlawful protest at the Honiton by-pass, saving millions of pounds. Information provided to West Midlands police about plans to disrupt the GS conference in Birmingham. again enabling a preventive operation. 08 SEP '98 11:32 01483 384178 PRGE.BBS Scanned by CamScanner venison?iv? nun- liven?unu- The track-record of the Epicentre public order intelligence network includes ii) Euro ?96 - disorder anticipated. contained and minimised. A database on' land invasions. raves and travellers - Chief Constables have found value in this for use in anti-roads, anti-arms trade and environmentalisrproreSts. 4.6 While the existing ARNT funding from Home Of?ce is available. the NPOIU could be started on this basis. 5. Implementation Plan The Sv5tern 5.1 It is proposed that chief of?cers should all uniformly require their Special Branches to gather public order intelligence. This is the guidance contained within the 1994 Home Of?ce document ?Guidelines on Special Branch Work-in Great Britain". article 14 of which says "The collection and analysis of intelligence for Chief O?icers about threats to public order remains a key Special Branch responsibility. 5.2 Special Branch heads arid their of?cers should receive some training g. a national seminar) on public order intelligence gathering. All forces should have appropriate of?cers (public order intelligence information of?cers) authorised as users of the Public Order conference on Epicentre. VI (.1) In brief. all that is needed is - a personal computer - a modem - a telephone line . - software available ?ee of charge from PSDB. 5.4 Public order intelligence I information of?cers in each force should start downloading information from Epicentre and commenting on or adding to it. This should be a speci?c national pilot. with milestones and standards bf usage to be achieved within a short period. An evaluation should ask forces to assess whether Epicentre is giving value and meeting their need. 5.5 A positive response would reiterate the strong business need for a secure nation-wide police intranet, which PITO are working to provide in PNNIZ. In the meantime, PSDB should upgrade the security of Epicentre, to meet 38 SEP '98 11:32 @1483 3.4178 Scanned by CamScanrier b- 0 .he? I no luv 0w [he? conditions n?cessary for the Home Of?ce Departmental Security L'nit to clear or authorise it for holding 'Restricted' The National Operations Faculty (currently part of NPT. at Bramshill) should continue to develop its 'public order database? using Epicentre as one means of communication (both gathering and disseminating information). The content of the database to be as in DCC Beckett?s diagram (see Appendix 3). Le. an index ot?advisers (up. MDAT): good practice: tactics etc. The Unit 5.7 The NPOIU should be formed as an amended ARNI, i.e. - in their current secure accommodation with MPSB at NSY (or similar within the same area), 0 with a similar role and remit, . . supplementing ARM staff with some MPSB resources, . at no extra cost initially (this year and nest). A breakdown of '3 budget for 1998 99 is attached as Appendix C.) 6. Concerns 6.1 Accountabilitv Line-Management The Structure is outlined in paragraph 2.2. This will be an improvement on the current arrangements, both centrally and locally. Centrally, the national unit will be more accountable to ACPO (through TAM and PO committees) than either its predecessor ARNI which works to the Home Of?ce, or NCIS, which is independent and liable to use resources for its own priorities. The supervision by a Detective Chief Inspector (and 20% of a centrally-funded Detective Superintendent) would continue. Locally; intelligence units While remaining under local line-management, will be more co~ordlna1ed, due to the existence of the national unit, and the comprehensive coverage and usage of Epicentre. 6.2 at Costs will be less than if located at NCIS, which would have to start ti'om scratch. The ARM funding (?805k in 1998 I 99) would be transferred to the MPS, allocated to MPSB, and ring? fenced. Given this? start-up and tirsc- year costs including additional staff for the expanded NPOIU role possibly from the MPS Public Order Intelligence Unit) and the move to new accommodation within the MPSB secure area. can be funded from the 68 SEP ?98 11:33 @1483 384178 Scanned by CamScanner .bal'uJ. 7 V03 MPSB budoer The bud - a. Bet would thereto a .- unttl acase tor gromh were made bv.-tCPon wuhm current resource, 6.3 Seturitv Epicentre?has been in use for 5 years. and there is no evidence it has been compromised during that time. Two units (football and money- laundering) have encugh con?dence in it to use it far sensitive material- of private 'cont?erences' or groups. for each of which the members must be authorised by the relevant 'conference moderator' g. for public order. the detective serg?ant in the MPS POIU) and then use a password and a log-0n number- Finally. it is at each end. The public order and foetball conferences are properly regiSIered under the Data Promotion Act. 6.4 The NCIS alternative peace?ll protest to as a means of achieving broadly socio-political ends by force. Policing of it is a partner to Special Branch work. It does nor sit naturally with the essentially ?acquisition?motivated? crime that is core ?tnction, and there is little evidence of an overlap - either in nominals, or geographically, Or any other terms - between organised crime and organised disorder. NCIS is not positioned. strategically or practically. to take on ARNI or the it was in recognition of this that borh ACPO Crime committee and ACPO Public Order sub-committee resolved against that opti0n. Organised disorder sits on the continuum from la terrorism and subversion. There is a real disjuncdon in this context between ?crimei and ?disorder?, which is net bridged by the obvious fact that intellicre: nce is vital in b0th ?elds. 7. Recommendations That Council acknowledge the need for a national public order intelligence system (NPOIS). 7.2 That Council acknOWIedge the need for a national public order intell unit (NPOIU) to support and manage that system. 7 That Council agree in principle to the arrangements for NPOIU proposed in this paper. i.e. that the unit be located at NSY as an extended ARNI which will encompass the aetivities of the Northern and Southern Intelligence Units. i gence 39 SEP ?98 11:33 014913 1334178 Scanned by CamScanner I 7'4 That Council in PrinCiplc that ACPO enter negotiations with the Horne Ot?ce to eStablish ?nancial for the will include the needs (Scutland). John Evans (Chair. ACPO Terrorism cf: Allied ,Lfmrars committee) . Anthony Speed (Chair. ACPO Public Order sub-committee) 2.7.98 as SEP '93 11:33 01483 354179 P965 91 Scanned by CamScanner National Public (,rder Intelligence 8! Information System Scanned by CamScanner x-ouadav is on - . Sub-C'tee Local 3 ACPO Publ llc Order Ste?iin?GrBup Into Igence a3 Units (.3 tee . - Wm .- Analysed Inlormalion Verified Intelligence by Intelligence [or . . Opetalional use Posl Report (from Eurqpean National Public Liaison Order [Emits$333223; Section Intelligence Clusler l. Unit Messages . I Intelligence Obtained Analysed? '1 Intelligence Incident a P.O. Intelligence 0 . Gaiheiing Tasking Commanders - I tour 3; Specual Branch . to Heads Dalubase oI (55) Best sizamice ?it] in a: .Ope?gg?oins . A ?'qu 1, Fac?lt ViaEpi-cemre Via Cluster Box warmly I. . 1' an I vn-rn .7 I ??uA - A: I o- 12. 12.1 12.2 566 14.: NATIONAL PUBLIC ORDER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM AND Mr John Evans introduced a joint TAltl/Public Order previously circulated paper ?with set out the case for a national public order intelligence system and unit to support it The paper proposed revised arrangements to deliver high-quality public order intelligence to all UK forces. These would of a communications system and a unit answerable to ACPO through the Terrorism and Allied Matters Committee and the Public Order sub- committee and located in secure police accommodation. Funding would comprise the existing ARNI budget and a contribution from the Metropolitan Police Special Branch budget, as now. the need for a national public order Members agreed to acknowledge ge that system; to 381136 intelligence system and a unit to support and mana in principle to the arrangement that the unit should be located in Scotland Yard as an extension of the Animal Rights National Index and encompassing the activities of the Northern and Southern Intelligence Units; and to agree that ACPO enter into negotiations With. the Home Of?ce to establish the appropriate ?nancial structures for the umt. Scanned by CamScanner El-H'f mu 7.2 NATIONAL PUBLIC ORDER INTELLIGENCE HANDLING The current police arrangements for the national handling of public order intelligence are under review by ACPO. There are two opinions among members of Chief Constables? Council as to whether the national handling of public order intelligence should be dealt with by NCIS (National Criminal Intelligence Service), or by formalising and enhancing the current arrangements using Special Branch, ARNI (the Animal Rights National Index) and EPIC (the European Police Information Centre). The ACPO Public Order sub-committee is convinced of the need for a national disorder intelligence system as a separate entity to NCIS. The system it proposes is a formalisation of the current arrangements, shown in the attached diagram. A National Disorder Intelligence Unit, under the control and tasking of Public Order and Terrorism and Allied Matters sub-committees, but with pay and allowances from MPS Special Branch, would be formed from what is currently described (inaccurately) as the Animal Rights National Index. ARNI is ideal for adaptation to this use it has a track-record of effectiveness, and its skills and methods are now being applied in public order areas environmentalist and anti-arms trade protests) beyond its fairly narrow original remit. A National Disorder Intelligence System encompassing the three information and intelligence entities shown on the chart (ARNI, EPIC and Special Branch) will combine their complementary in the gathering, analysis and dissemination of public order information and intelligence. The option to retain the current arrangements and build on them has conspicuous advantages, in at least the short and medium term 2 It follows the 1994 Home Office guidelines on Special Branch work (making public order intelligence ?a key Special Branch responsibility?), and would accommodate emerging solutions to the need for the exchange of information and intelligence on public order issues with European counterparts. - It uses existing staff, skills and structures in Special Branch, ARNI and EPIC conference moderators, and therefore does not require substantial new funding. 0 It proved effective during recent protests over beef importation and It can also handle lower-level disorder intelligence (for example on criminal activity among traditional travelling groups) in a national framework. The other option, that NCIS take responsibility for national public order intelligence matters, faces a number of dif?culties 0 It departs from Home Of?ce guidelines on Special Branch work. 0 It tasks NCIS with work which is separate from their core function, since there is little evidence of an overlap between organised crime and organised disorder; and It would need a new line of ?nding, and new lines of management and communication. 3rd April 1998 MPS Public Order 0C Scanned by CamScanner NATIONAL DISORDER INTELLIGENCE SYSTE INFORMATION 7 mom OPERATIONS I POST INCIDENT REPORT INCIDENT 1 INFORMATION FOR mm OPERATIONS ms Southern Northern Intelligence Units. MP. Public Order Intelligence Group. Via local Intelligence Of?cers using Epi-Centre. ?a 01m" 30*? MPS Public Order OCU - 2/4/98 Scanned by CamScanner Anthony Speed 0PM Assistant Commissioner 0 P0 Lmuu lArea (Central) POLICE Vtrilmot Esq, QPM, DL - mmopourm POLICE ChlEf constable 1Area (Central) Headquarters Greater Manchester Police - PO BOX 22 (S. West PDO) Victoria Embankment 2JL Chester House 071-9251212 Boyer Street Manchester . M16 ORE 6 April l998 Direct line 071?321 Dear Paul?J . I fomrard two papers which were debated at the last meeting of the ACPO Public Order Sub-Committee, copies of which have been forwarded to Marcia Barton for the ACPO General Policing Committee. The ?rst is a response to HMI recommendations following inspection of the RUC in l996, a copy of which has now been forwarded to Ronnie Flanagan, Chief Constable of the RUC. The second is the product of debate within the Public Order Sub-Committee, following our meeting on 28 February I998 with ACPO TAM, Crime and NCIS. I think you already have Ben Gunn?s note of that meeting, but for ease of reference, I have included a copy. You will see that my paper for GP Committee, though offering both options for debate, is slanted towards the development of the Special Branch option. Whilst this was not the view of the meeting with John Evans on 28 February l998, I have to say that having consulted widely and debated the issue in Sub-Committee, I am now more than ever convinced that the NCIS option will not provide the service we require for public order. . I have not, at this stage. sent ampy to John Abbott, but should you decide at GP Committee that the matter?should proceed to ACPO Council then, of course, NCIS will be on the circulation list. Look forward to more discussions on the issue on 23 April l998. A Speed Assistant Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis cc Marcia Barton Secretary to ACPO GP Committee Scanned by CamScanner NATIONAL PueLIc 6 A perspective from ACPO rrm?m The ongoing debate within the Poke .. I I .Oii?ice about the future location of ARNI and the linked concerns sham?, - -. -- of the other national public order databases in Wittshire and meat. .- . on" for over two years. dine emergence of environmental extremists. - - football hooliganism an 3 various shades of animal extremism over - . '.hes created confusion an concern about how the Police sewer I - ltors and deals with intelligence collection collation analySIsendminIWOh?a-Hm is public order issues with mom importation protest) to to (eg hunt retribution squad) and The problems connected with such We .. normally law-abiding peopl- M- - quasi-terrorist actions involving .. periodic spates of fire bombings. Police resourcing of such ism he calf exportation at Brightlingsse end for combating such actions can be :dl Informationfintelligence is often the tiny. tie! . has been confusion on preciseiy Milt i new that interlinks with the other databases (eg in Wiltshire and Cumbrtet If? \ss well as the football database and EPIClong- -standing (eg the veal lice energy and funding necessary .. the actual or perceived risk/threat. 3mm and over recent years there It is recognised by all concerned (KOPO - . . Policing Committee and its Sim-committee . *8 and by Chief Constables. that better co-ordination and clearer linesd Dir I ot the venous databases is necessary There is a general (initiate van of data collection analysis and dissemination of these somewhlt thew under ?one roof? with a simplified and direct supervisory structure At the same time there is recogt'ti?eh . 1 handling of relatively low-level F. ii?hlgi'?y sensitive and ?top secret' intelligence especially that emeru?nu he sources on certain aspects of animal extremism which are monitored by A 7 new structure for handing the . cater for the different demand, ma .. The Home Office Working Group on i role and location of ARM. as he! and. agreed option at Chief Constables? W- but whilst such changes are being. . MPSB at present. The funding [Witt-3r voci?caily has considered the . - Council. The favoured and to to NCIS in the longer term ed hat ARNI should remain with complicates the issue as far as This paper contains an ACPO I 'ITiesues. Scanned by CamScanner 3 we forward: can? soon. there wmumWWIM?u o'o not-Nu luv. as different locations; roof; nunIutoa'leod?Forulom al? ?taboos; tum . .. {manage these .. .mtifwodono ?M'o sanmtilosmo?onm? l?mhwdoitforusl assess 7 uw: stems! in those mm m, one? ?sum st inte?gonco. I . RM Inc! the higher level of public a B?l?mst into the other aspects of NW5. ?l 31? Mann environmental and animal issues an. &anohes or. the activities of such people moor he Home Of?ce Gm. ?nches have the primary responsibility was. to toe" of Constables for I?l'tonito?rgm_ Cum to any deamn to d'ingo of ARNI in particular but also ~o some extenL the dam: is ?nd? will ?issues of fundingJu?mary 1986 and grew out of a need. *3 eta?uato andyso ondcton Philigonco on animal rights and to assemmato that hinting-mo 4M tho Index was located in the Metropolitan Police Criminal New Scotland Yard. 9988) already had the principal .- received from other Special Branches agontsondolhn mm anuno 1986 ARleas relocated to MPSB. Marathi: . rial-:3. lrutais?y. the MPS on raided jointly by no Mm Forces which had of?cers seconded to ARNI horn limo to ?ciao of the increasing natiOlEl vote of ARM the l'undng boo-Ina a Cosimo-1m Samoa on 1st April 1990. equipment and the staff were The funding for ARNI is and Protection Unit (TPU) in theOrganisedaMWthiQ Of?ce ondis made up aslolom: - Scottisnl-lomow Northern Iran-Ia awoke-?u: mom). on Calculated pro-rata on the tfu?otal UK pepulation. Scanned by CamScanner . .1.7The Northern Ireland ornc.? Officers In Northern If! Central funds for staf?ng are Permanent 20% of II 4 civilian staff Attachments . only salaries paid by own Force) fr byown Force) (ii) Units were set up in 1993 by Age Travellers who were causing private and publicly owned land . Justice and Public Order Act 1994 the ACPO Public Order; 8 .-- the remit of the units to covera all aspects of illegal We .- 7 1994legislation with the nder that "cognisance Is made at the the subversive elements by Special Branches and I .. 5. RELATIONSHIP inevitably, these units have become. .. .. upsets of environmental extremism and some animal issues like hunt-f the information and intelligence received is at a lower level. This has - 7 as to Who is doing what. when and how which in turn has cI'utsd (1 mixed lines of communication. Special Branches and ARNIdesrlyitsvs _f issues as agreed by ACPO (TAM) The recommendations of ACPO (rm . be gathered and recorded in rs pastronmontal extremists should 1995. ,3'7 5r" 37'? Constables Councll on 13th April. ARNI has also became increasinolvbusier by intelligence disseminated within this" {you}; proactive in its approach end ls investigations. 'l:99.ifthere was en?s-Q96 increase in Ni'hes also become much more involved in support of criminal . - - - ?VrIr1? Scanned by CamScanner . -. . 'Sources of intelligence/infometion very to a much greater use of informants and new; . '[so oi on of Cammunicetions Act (IOCA) m9? grade and sensitive intelligence processing that sort of information. which require careful handling. . th th ensure a are are Any change of "home" for ARNig-j'outsi commensurate security enengamenurfpr d" V. "om. Moreover. some elements of "top secret" source material withable to be transferred from MPSB control and . issues W?Uld need to be agreed between MPSB and whoevgrtuta tiw" NI rote. These are very sensitive issues which may need to be y? Assistant Commissioner Venessl Commander Moss. MPSB. in any change - Epic in addition to ARM and the MojP'tJiltlo? ?shoe Units. the European Police Information Centre . old-Scientific Development Branch . (PSDB). was set up in_1 994 as 'in?et'lng information between law enforcement and assocrated agendet'end . butt-tin the UK and internationally. it '5 MQI an intelligence database;- it! =st "to enable interested agencies to ?Change and We? ?39? quality Wino: ?antiv. COMMQN MANAGEMENI it. The various Units are all gathering ?femur: similar issues. some of which are irttgetilnkotti" involved. Other emerging groups (roiiglou confusion. There is therefore a pm?ngfbodtd? management. - i w. erftoe. albeit in varying degrees. on finesse of the activity or the person(s) add to the potential for greater 7 9 them together under common The favoured Option by TAM is themotger luff-0n a practical note. ARNI currently runs and funds some 100 agents mosh. . . .- .- es-r?up and down the country and the handling of this issue would need?tobe on; reg?) sidei-e'd in any change programme. . - . . ARNI is a national unit which provides terri?c? if: to operational policing. One of its terms of reference is "to assist Forces Inti'tl; i w. of my related serious crime" and. to this end. they work closely with the N806 001- Filter and Regional Crime Squads. A closer nexus with therefore. is logical. Moreover, NCIS already houses is a powerful logic in combining under the same line commend; the 17%er . database and there you-tilt: order intelligence databases that ShOuld be NCIS. ACPO (TAM) recognises that, according tithe Director of NCIS is not in favour of the proposal, principally bottom intelligence. even when it involves potential criminality. is note Core function for?mlSJ I. u- rt! i-basigtor NCIS as an ?independent" - {of Chief Constables in its work .d"wlth Forces. ACPO (TAM) also recognises agency with its own Service Autl'torlty'im '1 and reduces the former close?user/proym thoilverious databases under "one anything a sensible time period . .wbrui thought but ACPO (TAM) yieldit'im?d'l??bese is currently being staffed ACPO (TAM) also recognise! that ?me - roof" is pursued. a phased implorn??tt?iohf would be necessary. Fundinglresource la contends that. already. in one form 'or anoth' ear" Scanned by CamScanner andfunded. Themwouidnudiouanqidd' funds Md. Possibly. some tom of mine.? Committee issues is Msurmoumablg In opennonai. administrative and Wham. 3 be necessary mum between the . General Policing its Public a WWSW Speed provided a. was? A 9&0 for those feels none of these Hon programme would also my (rm ACPO (Crime). ACPO 26.2.98. Assistant the national public order intelligence system (Appendix ACPO (TAM) supports the! proposal.) . ?gguuARY In summary. ACPO (TAM) seek! Q: perceive the Police Servlco it PM: - Mm the veriOus aspec needs better co-ordination and are? order intelligence Gunn Chief Constable 4-51.; ail-.1 .v . 394'; I 1, a I. delay. We Service itself ts of public um without furthe .?v?mubject end the Scanned by CamScanner 1r INFORMATION FROM OPERATIONS . 43:5; UEcowm-r CLUSTER msmEs TO 55 HEADS 0F i ?3 15-. NCIS INTELLIGENCE VIA CLUSTER BOX .- um. I IHI - .- 5.: 931:" DISSEMINATED SPECIAL BRANCH . 33'44: RELEVANT INFO a: INTELLIGENCE POST INCIDENT REPORT 1 POST INCIDENT DEBRJEF Scanned by CamScanner HOME OFFICE QUEEN GATE LONDON sw1H 9m Gisela Stuart MP *7 December 1998 House of Commons London SW1A 0AA UNAUTHORISED CAMPING Thank you for coming to see me on 2 November to discuss the problems caused by unauthorised camping. I said that I would let you know the outcome of discussions with the Association of Chief Police Of?cers (ACPO) about the drafting of their operational guidelines on this issue. I met Assistant Chief Constable Alistair McWhirter, who is drafting the guidelines, on 3 November. At that meeting I made clear that there were occasions on which police powers to remove travellers had to be used at an early stage, particularly where crime and disorder problems were developing; that the police needed to work in partnership with other agencies to resolve these problems; and that police intelligence systems should be used where possible to target those associated with criminal and anti-social behaviour. Mr McWhirter agreed that the Operational guidelinesshould make clear that police powers should not be available only as a ?last resort?, and indicated that they would be consistent with the joint Home guidance which has recently been published. My of?cials have since written to him with further comments on the draft guidelines and are awaiting a response. I have also suggested that it might be useful to hold a seminar on this issue, which Hillary and I could attend, aimed at encouraging a partnership approach to dealing with this problem. My of?cials are making some initial enquiries to take this forward. I am copying this letter to those present at the meeting, to MMch?rterJatc/CEO, and to Hilary VM invmmPAUL BOATENG RECLN ED CSI Scanned by CamScanner QF ?55 QF EN LAND WAL TH ?1 Elm MEETING: CHIEF COUNCIL DATE: 29 JULY 1998 AT IO 30 AM 12. NATIONAL BLI RDER INTE Ll EN ?1 AV UNIT 12.] Mr John Evans introduced a pint TAM/Public Order prenously Circulated paper which set out the case for a national public order intelligence system and unit to support it. The paper proposed revised arrangements to CICIIVCI high-quality public order intelligence to all UK forces These would consist of a communications system and a unit answerable to ACPO through the Terrorism and Allied Matters Committee and the Public Order sub- committee and located in secure police accommodation Funding would comprise the existing ARNI budget and a contribution from the Metropolitan Police SpeCial Branch budget, as now 12.2 Members agreed to acknowledge the need for a national public order intelligence system and a unit to support and manage that system. to agree in principle to the arrangement that the unit should be located in New Scotland Yard as an extenSion of the Annual Rights National Index and encompassing the activities of the Northern and Southern Intelligence Units; and to agree that ACPO enter into negotiations With the Home Of?ce to establish the appropriate financial structures for the unit Scanned by CamScanncr ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF POLICE OFFICERS OF ENGLAND. WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND Meeting of Chief Constables? Council 29''1 July 1998 Item 13 NATIONAL PUBLIC ORDER INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM UNIT Paper by Terrorism and Allied Matters Committee and Public Order sub- committee 1- 1.1 This paper makes the case for a National Public Order Intelligence System and proposes a structure for the organisation and positioning of the unit within the framework of the Police Service nationally. 1.2 It is apparent that some chief of?cers whose force areas have experienced incidents of organised disorder (such as protests over beef imports and house-building projects) did not receive intelligence which was suf?ciently complete and timely to enable an effective early Operational response. In other cases, however, there have been effective intelligence-led operations to disrupt or contain disorder. A recent I-IMIC thematic inspection on public order re-iterated concerns at this ?patchy? situation. 1.3 A concurrent driver for change is the Home Of?ce intention to relinquish line-management of ARNI (the Animal Rights National Index). This is part of the Home Of?ce ongoing process of divesting itself of ?non-core? functions NCIS, but equally pressing is the need to create a proper constitutional distance between the Home Secretary and ARNI, so that it can develop its potential as an operational unit, managing informants to counter violent extremists. 1.4 This paper proposes national arrangements to deliver high-quality, usable public order intelligence at the operational level to all UK forces. The arrangements will encompass current effective practice, deve10ping that of some Special Branches and superseding that of ARNI and Northern Southern Intelligence Units. At the same time they will more fully exploit the opportunities provided by new technology i.e. Epicentre (the European Police Information Centre bulletin-board). The aspiration is ?to do for the Scanned by CamScanner Ix.) I. 2.4 3.1 3.2 d' semination and exploitation of public order intelligence, what Operation IS Rainbow has done for Irish terrorism intelligence . The Solution (strateolj c) What is proposed is a system (NPOIS. . Intelligence System) and a unit (NPOIU. the National Public Order . Intelligence Unit). It is envrsaged that the system 0t th Special Branch communications network, complemented by Epicentre {mild used by public order intelligence information of?cers in each force. unit consists of the current ARNI supported in the early stages by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Public Order Intelligence Unit; it would initially have the same remit as these units, with the potential to cover other types of organised disorder such as mass trespass by various groups 51101" as ?new age? and ?traditional? travellers. the National Public Order Direction of the unit would be by an ACPO joint steering-group drawn from the Terrorism and Allied Matters committee and the Public Order sub- committee. . The Police Act 1996 describes the administrative mechanisms for the provision of a police function in cases where that function will be most efficiently or effectively provided nationally. The for ?central? or ?common services? represents present status, which it is assumed for the reasons given above in para. 1.3 will not remain acceptable to Home Of?ce. One of the alternative mechanisms is the ?lead-force? model, using funds re?allocated from ARNI to become a part of the annual amount top-sliced already from the police budget nationally. These funds would be ring- fenced for NPOIU and supplemented initially from the MPS Special Branch budget. The unit?s staff would be seconded from police forces across the UK, and their salaries paid back to their home forces by the MPS out of these funds. The Solution (tactical) The diagram attached as Appendix A shows how the complementary parts of the NPOIS relate to each other. Information about past and present public order events and organised disorder, and inferences about future events, are passed by local information of?cers via Epicentre to regional intelligence units and NPOIU. Special Branch will in parallel be developing its own intelligence Scanned by CamScanner via the seem ?cluster' mark to Special Branches and through the use or" field-agents and mil seek to add value to mformatim rescued This will then be dissemmated b} for local commanders to use in operations 3.3 This process creates a intelligence whilst . the compromise. through disclosure. ot' Specul Branch sources 4- bene?ts 4.1 The would be located at New Scotland Yard. within the secure area of MPSB. It uould have access to the sources of intelligence and all the secure communication networks of mainland Special Branches. pros a secure environment for the transmission and discussion of secret material There have been no leaks from ARM. 4.2 The European Liaison Section of MPSB has been designated b) the ACPO Public Order subcommittee as the sole agency- {or the ot assessments. information and intelligence in respect of European public order scenarios. It has secure communications facilities with all members of the European Police Working Group on Terrorism. Co-locating the with this European focal point. will be cost-ef?cient and effective. 4.3 The arrangement would retain the synergy of the two groups currently proving most effective in providing public order intelligence and information: ARNI and MPSB (ii) The network of local intelligence of?cers communicating via Epicentre. (The ?Northern? and ?Somhern? regional intelligence units. with their stand-alone databases of 'criminal trespass' intelligence. would be superseded by the networked national system.) 4.4 ARNI's recent track record includes:- A spectacular decrease (nearly ?l0m) in the value of 'animal rights? crime in recent years. (ii) Field intelligence which enabled a proactive preventative operation against unlawful protest at the Honiton by-pass, saving millions of pounds. Information provided to West Midlands police about plans to disrupt the 08 conference in Binningham. again enabling a preventive operation. Scanned by CamScanner 4.6 . The track-record of the Epicentre public order intelligence netWOI?k includes Euro ?96 - disorder ant1c1pated, contained and minimise nd travellers - Chief .. . . a on land 1nvasrons, raves . (11) A database ds, anti-arms trade Constables have found value in this for use in anti-roa and environmentalistprotests. While the existing ARNI funding from Home Of?ce is available. the NPOIU could be started on this basis. Implementation Plan The System 5.1 Branches to gather public order intelligence. This is the guidance 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 It is proposed that chief of?cers should all uniformly require their Special contained within the 1994 Home Of?ce document ?Guidelines on Special Branch Work in Great Britain?, article 14 of which says ?The collection and analysis of intelligence for Chief O?icers about threats to public order . remains a key Special Branch responsibility. Special Branch heads and their of?cers should receive some training g. a national seminar) on public order intelligence gathering. All forces should have appropriate of?cers (public order intelligence information of?cers) authorised as users of the Public Order conference on I Epicentre. In brief, all that is needed is - a personal computer - a modem - a telephone line - software available free of charge from PSDB. 3 Public order intelligence information of?cers in each force should start downloading information from Epicentre and commenting on or adding to it. This should be a specific national pilot, with milestones and standards of usage to be achieved within a short period. An evaluation should ask fOrces to assess whetherlEpicentre is giving value and meeting their need. A positive response would reiterate the strong business need for a secure nation-wide police intranet, which PITO are working to provide in PNNZ. I In the meantime,?PSDB should upgrade the security of Epicentre, to meet Scanned by CamScanner the conditions necessary for the Home Of?ce Departmental Security Unit to ?clear? or authorise it for holding ?Restricted? information. 5.6 The National Operations Faculty (currently part of NPT, at Bramshill) should continue to develop its ?public order database? using Epicentre as one means of communication (both gathering and disseminating information). The content of the database to be as described in DCC Beckett?s diagram (see Appendix B), i.e. an index of advisers (cp. MDAT): good practice; tactics etc. The Unit 5.7 The NPOIU should be formed as an extended ARNI, i.e. 0 in their current secure accommodation with MPSB at NSY (or similar within the same area), 0 with a similar role and remit, I supplementing ARNI staff with some MPSB resources, 0 at no extra cost initially (this year and next). (A breakdown of ARNI ?3 budget for 1998 99 is attached as Appendix C. 6. Concerns 6.1 Accountabiligg Line-Management The structure is outlined in paragraph 2.2. This will be an improvement on the current arrangements, both centrally and locally. Centrally, the national unit will be more accountable to ACPO (through TAM and PO committees) than either its predecessor ARNI which works to the Home Of?ce, or NCIS, which is independent and liable to use resources for its own priorities. The supervision by a Detective Chief InSpector (and 20% of a centrally-funded Detective Superintendent) would continue. Locally, intelligence units while remaining under local line-management, willfbe more co-ordinated, due to the existence of the national unit, and the comprehensive coverage and usage of Epicentre. 6.2 Costs will be less than if located at NCIS, which would have to start from scratch. The ARNI funding (?805k in 1998 99) would be transferred to the MPS, allocated to MPSB, and ring-fenced. Given this, start-up and ?rst- year costs including additional staff for the expanded NPOIU role (possibly from the MPS Public Order Intelligence Unit) and the move to new accommodation within the MPSB secure area, can be funded from the Scanned by CamScanner 6.4 7.1 7.2 7.3 MPSB budoet The budget would therefore be within current resourecs . until a case for growth were made by ACPO. Securitv Epicentre has been in use for 5 years, and there is no ev1dence has been compromised during that time. Two NCIS units (football an. money- laundering) have enough con?dence in it to use it tor sensitive material. It consists of private 'conferences? or groups, for each of the members must be authorised by the relevant ?conference moderator? for public order, the detective sergeant in the MPS POIU) and then use a password and a log-on number. Finally, it is at each end. The public order and football conferences are prOperly registered under the Data Protection Act. The NCIS alternative Organised disorder sits on the continuum from lawful peaceful protest to terrorism and subversion, as a means of achieving broadly socio-political ends by force. Policing of it is a partner to Special Branch work. It does not sit naturally with the essentially ?acquisition?motivated? crime that is core function, and there is little evidence of an overlap - either in nominals, or geographically, or any other terms - between organised crime and organised disorder. NCIS is not positioned, strategically or practically, to take on ARNI or the NPOIU it was in recognition of this that both ACPO Crime committee and ACPO Public Order sub?committee resolved against that option. There is a real disjunction in this context between ?crime? and ?disorder?, which is not bridged by the obvious fact that intelligence is vital in both ?elds. was That Council acknowledge the need for a national public order intelligence system (NPOIS). That Council acknowledge the need for a national public order intelligence unit (NPOIU) to support and manage that system. That Council agree in principle to the arrangements for NPOIU preposed in this paper, i.e. that the unit be located at NSY as an extended ARNI which will encompass the activities of the Northern and Southern Intelligence Units. Scanned by CamScanner u: 7.4 2.7.98 That Council agree in principle that ACPO enter negotiations with the Horne Of?ce to establish appropriate ?nancial structures for the NPOIU, which will include the needs of ACPOS (Scotland). John Evans (Chair, ACPO Terrorism Allied Matters committee) Anthony Speed (Chair, ACPO Public Order sub-committee) Scanned by CamScanner National Public Order Intelligence Information Systemxc Local Public Order Intelligence - Units Information Verified by Intelligence for Operational use Post Incident Report (from debrief) European National Public Liaison Order Section Verified Information Relevant to Operation Intelligence Cluster Unit Messages .7 *7 0 ,v Intelligence Obtained . Analysed Intelligence . 'ncident?: P.O. Intelligence Gathering Tasking commanders Special Branch (via Chief Ollicerl Heads Database of (55) Best Practice . etc? p'Xn ?l .1 Key Via Epi-centre '1 [launch] - - - - Via Cluster Box Scanned by CamScanner 551i ?951" a: (a $446.5 95;? ?mum 7/4? 4 'IllJ v. .. ?Q?s i. ??33 :53wry/?ll? l? 3? ?1 if Scanned by CamScanner 'r <1 STAFFING Detective Superintendent from MPSB ()nc Detective Chief lnspector from MPSB ()ne Detective Inspector front Met Police One Detective Sergeant from Cambridgeshire One Detective Constable (Analyst) from Met Police Three (Field Intelligence) Detective Constables Devon Cornwall. Merseyside. Sussex Two Detective Constables on a six month attachment to ARM from provincial forces One Detective Constable from Thames Valley SB (temporary) One Detective Constable from MDP One Detective Constable from UKAEA police One EO and three AOs (seconded from MPSB) FINAN CE ANIMAL RIGHTS NATIONAL INDEX (20" centrally tended; (centrally funded) (centrally funded: (centrally funded) (centrally funded) (centrally t'undetit (central funding for overtime expense-s) (At no cost to the ARNI (At no cost to the ARNI ?nd 5.. (At no cost to the A351 Land.? (centrally funded) ARN I projected expenditure for 1997/98 from a central fund of ?805,000 Total StaffCosts 531.830 Travel Warrants 7.600 Central Overhead 21.1 10 VAT 5.030 Of?ce Accommodation 60.350 lnformants and 140.000 Inventory 28.740 Incidental 170 Seconded Accommodation 10.170 Scanned by CamScanner Headquarters Pu; uni-501.2060 26 Old Jewry wru. London Owner: 4 EC2R Yourlzf. CITY OF ?3 William Taylor, Q1511 . . a 9th January 1998 Mr. David Wilmot QPM DL Chief Comtable Greater Manchester Police P.O. BOX 22(8. PDO) Chester House Boyer Street Manchester M16 ORE 9w ?L/td, ANIMAL RIGHTS NATIONAL INDEX WORKING GROUP Following the last Chief Constable?s COuncil I rte?convened the "ad hoc wOrking group' to discuss further the future of ARNI. The attached now gives a brief resume of the issues addressed. In essence the following points emerged:- focusing on the location of ARNI was too narrow an approach. (ii) the central issue was how the Police Service managed ?public disorder? into the future. the ?beef imports dispute? had provided recent valuable experience. (iv) the development of the EPI-Centre facility was a positive and welcome step. there is a need for a national functionality in relation to the pro-active - gathering and disSetmnatton of intelligence on a broad public disorder om. (vi) the Special Branch structure has a key role. (Vii) Genera] Policing has the lead in developing this thinking. Tony SPEED positioned to take this forward. cox/?nut mm 98 uer CT Nn?Nn?l A113 Scanned by CamScanner I acknowled?s that the (and associated indices) issue has been 'umesolvcd' for some time. owes-en! am confident that the d15cussxons have identified the more strategic issues md suggested a way forward. I have copied this to David Blakey (as President). John Evans (for TAM) and David Veness (as current 'custodinn? of ARM). Yours sincerely. ?wr W. TAYLOR Commissioner ?tn/mu mm RR. uer or ?e4 mtm?t MIC) Scanned by CamScanner NOTES ON THE ARNI WORKING GROUP MEETING THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER 1997 CONFERENCE ROOM OLD JEWRY Present: Abbott Director General NCIS I Beckett DCC Surrey Day Supt MPSB Leeming DCI ARNI McIntyre ACC Norfolk Roney Insp City of London A Speed AC Metropolitan Taylor Commissioner City of London 1. Current Position 8036 86. ?Pf 2T Mr Taylor gave a resume Of the position at the meeting of 30th May 1997 as outlined in his letter of 18th June 1997. i) ARNI was set up because of fragmentation in pro- actively dealing with animal rights groups. ii) ARNI may be too narrow in focus. NCIS is not positioned (strategically or practically) to take on the function of ARNI. iv) There is a distinction between a planning and operational database (EPICentre) and Intelligence pro?activity. The intelligence database to be managed in the.short term by the MP8 and the funding 'ring fenced?. Public Order issues The beef dispute had seen MACC put into operation and the setting up of the National Information Centre S.B expertise had been put to good use. This is a valuable learning experience. EPI Centre has developed and is being used by most forces public order units. Lead Forces are being identified for key parts. Generally Smaller forces use SE for public order intelligence, larger forces use Public Order Intelligence teams or a mixture Of both. It is anticipated that for a variety of factors levels of public disorder will increase around millennium and beyond. This will require greater co-ordination between 43 police forces regionally, nationally and internationally. 0955-109-1il0:x9j 33170d NUUNUW JD Scanned by CamScanner The Crime and Discrder Bill will focus on low level disruption and means of measuring, activity and performance will need to be examined. The threat and_disorder posed by football hooliganism is yone'part of the disorder picture and is often linked to other forms of violent behaviOur. Issues ARNI is an excellent model and very cost effective. Aim of ARNI is to gather pre-emptive intelligence, but unit is taking on more werk than originally intended. 70% of work has a Public Order dimension. Much of the serious crime element has been contained by good intelligence. The future of ARNI's finances is still unresolved. HOW MPSB, and ARNI work with EPICentre system needs finalising. NCIS Issues Inappropriate to locate ARNI within NCIS for reasons presented to ?Working Group on Smaller Services to the police? meeting on 15th May. Little overlap of ARNI ?business? into organised crime. Guidelines on Special Branch Work in Great Britain states that Animal Rights extremist activity and Public Order dimension rests with Special Branchs. NCIS was not currently resourced to deal with the extra workload posed by public disorder. ARNI deals with day to day policing issues dealt with by police forces. NCIS deals with a higher level tier of Criminality. Way forward The current funding arrangement is not working. Should ARNI be Nationally funded or a lead force?approach apply? The ARNI is a small part of the wider issue of how to manage Public Order Policy. The key question is the future management of public order policy and therefore it is not appropriate for an ad- hoc group such as this to take the issue forward. It is recommended therefore that General Policing COmmittee be invited to take forward the issues, at this stage. 80:6 86. ET NUUNDW 30 A113 Scanned by CamScanner ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF POLICE OFFICERS OF ENGLAND. WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND MINUTES MEETING: CHIEF COUNCIL DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1997 7. GENERAL POLICING MATTERS 7.1 Animal Rights National Index 7.1.1 Mr David Wilmot referred to the current different arrangements for handling intelligence on various environment activists. GP Committee were anxious to ensure that an ef?cient national system could be put in place. 7.1.2 Mr Taylor said the matter was being addressed. A working group had been established to look at options, and would be meeting in December. 7.1.3 Members noted the position. Scanned by CamScanner -rtnla- .4 Cir-net: (assuage Cannot A IMAL RIGHTS Members will know that the issues of hunt saboteurs and the inclusion of the lower echelons of environment within the ARNI database has exercised GP Committee for some time now. .. To: recap, the Animal Rights National Index conta?ns?Intetquence on leading individuals involved In environmental eittremism but does not contain deta?s of minor hunt activists or the less serious offenders. General Policing Committee has previously suggested that all such information should be included and has pressed Terrorism and Allied Matters Committee and the Metropolitan Police to put pressure on NGIS to include the ARM database within their remit It is our contention that the minor saboteurs and environmental protesters have strong links with the more determined animal rights activists and that should be the sole repository for all such information. This matter was raised again at the ACPO GP meeting on 28rd September, 1997 Members eXpressed strong concerns that discussion between the MP8, TAM: and NCIS were not subject to wider circulation among colleagues and that in effect, local Forces have been left with insuf?cient intennation from intelligence and monitoring systems- The view that ARNI should merge with NCIS was discussed at ACPO TAM Committee on 23rd July, 1997 and members of that Committee supported the view However, it was accepted that there may be practical dif?cutties at this stage due to the Organisational changes taking place Within in iaddition, responsibility idr environmental extremists lies within the Special Branch :cf each Force. therefore any movement of ARNI itito NCIS would need to repog'nise this issue. A way forward might be to treat ARNI as a separate desk within moving both the responsibility and resources. Wittshire and Cumbria have pruvided Forces with huht saboteur and similar InformatIOn for some ?ve years now. Further, Mr Beckett for Public Order Sub-committee,- has set up a Pubtic Order database on the centre system maintained by' PSDB H?Wever, members may agree that an opportunity has been missed nationally to place all this information' In one place, on the NCIS system. so avoiding cross-contamina?on of intelligence and providing an ef?cient national system. Scanned by CamScanner mm Members may wish to consider the remit and scope of the database and-another approach to NCIS to an'ange a merger of ARM. Alternatively. they may wish to reconsider fundirg and resourcing arrangements for the Writshire and Cumbha databases in order to enhance their capacity to suppcm forces across the country. - Members of the GP Committee would ask you to note-their concem about theiack of information on hunt saboteurs, the lack of consultation about the scope of the N013 database and would appreciate your views as to the best remedy for this. situationScanned by (EatnScanner