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British APCO is a growing community with extensive communications knowledge from delivering Public Safety and Civil Contingency.

British APCO fosters knowledge exchange in communications to support and improve the delivery of Public Safety.

British APCO maintains powerful relationships within the agencies, commercial suppliers, technologists and governments, providing a unique centre of excellence, nationally and across Europe, dedicated to improvement in Public Safety communications.

We represent the views of its members to professional bodies, Government representatives, public safety agencies and other bodies and, to the commercial sector.

We act as a source for information and advice for its members and to those with a responsibility for enhancing public safety

 We promote and assist with the development of effective and efficient communication and information technologies, to support the work of emergency responders , for the benefit of public safety and to enhance community resilience.

 We establish and maintain an effective and constructive relationship with the communication and information technology sector, for the benefit of emergency responders and to improve public safety and community resilience.

 We engage with and support national and international bodies having an interest in or having a responsibility for the provision of standards, codes of practice, policy and other initiatives that will improve public safety and community resilience.

 We provide a route and a platform to initiate or participate in research projects that will result in setting direction to provide solutions to improve public safety and community resilience.

 

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Membership of British APCO is open to all persons in the United Kingdom, the Channel Isles, Isle of Man and Ireland who are associated with the provision, maintenance, and use (managers, engineers, programmers, communications operators, end users, suppliers consultants) of civil contingencies communications and information systems.