Preparing for the Olympics
The British Sporting Experience
The United Kingdom
• • • • • • Island nation Population - 60 million Area - 244,820 square km Member of the European Union and G8 5th highest GDP in the world Major international influence
Policing in the UK
• • • • • • 52 police forces, 157,000 police officers Overseen by Central Government Local Government accountability Independent operational leadership Largely unarmed service Subject to extensive legislation and inspection regimes
Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)
• • • • • Lead organisation for developing police policy Led by an elected President Chief Constables’ Council Cabinet Eleven business areas - e.g.. Uniformed Operations, Crime, Finance, Information Technology
Sporting Experiences of UK Policing
• Olympics 1948
• World Cup Rugby
• Grand National
• Soccer Euro ’96
• Commonwealth Games 2002 • International Athletics • Wimbledon
• World Cup Cricket • FA Cup • British Grand Prix
• World Cup ‘66
Other Major UK Events
• • • • • • G8 / CHOGM / NATO Terrorist attacks Major public order issues Environmental protest Sporting disasters Managing lawful protest
UK Police Experience
UK wide understanding of issues Existing co-ordination structures Existing planning templates Division between event planning and logistics & support • Measuring delivery and constantly improving • • • •
Sportcity City of Manchester Stadium
Capacity : 38,000
Rugby 7s
Athletics
Manchester Aquatics Centre
Capacity : 3,500
Synchronized Swimming
Swimming
Diving