Changes across the energy sector and new powers afforded through section 55A of the Energy Act 2004 see the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) launch an ambitious Annual Business Plan for the 2025/26 period.
In the same year the organisation celebrates 20 years safeguarding civil nuclear sites, CNC looks to a future where its position as a unique part of the wider police family, combined with sector expertise and armed policing capability, enable further development and expansion.
Chief Constable, Simon Chesterman, said: “The CNC has a winning strategy. Uniquely in policing we are expanding, this is enabling us to deliver enhanced national security and better protection for the public.
“Our ambition is to be recognised nationally and internationally as the leading organisation for armed protective security within the critical national infrastructure of the United Kingdom.
“This ambition builds on our core role protecting the nation’s civil nuclear material across Great Britain and in transit globally and includes a successful operation protecting passengers on cross-channel ferries. We have also taken responsibility for providing armed police protection at four non-nuclear sites.
“Our strategy of expansion provides better security for the public and better value for money for the organisations that fund us.
“Our Annual Business Plan underpins our strategy and demonstrates our desire to do more in support of national security requirements. Its goals and priorities focus the efforts of every police officer and staff member on maintaining the core mission, delivering armed protective security beyond nuclear and better value for money. It places equal importance on an inclusive culture and drives our commitment to the highest standards of integrity and standards of behaviour.”
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary Annual Business Plan is published today (14 April) and can be downloaded from the CNC website.
