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CNC praised for meeting 2024 - 2025 objectives

All officers and staff across the Constabulary have been praised for meeting the key strategic objectives upon which the force is measured.

The Annual Business Plan 2024/2025.

The CNC鈥檚聽Annual Business Plan聽outlines objectives for the CNC to achieve each year. Under three strategic goals, the plan detailed 43 separate focus areas for delivery over the last financial year. At this time, 93 percent of these have been met completely, with those remaining on track for delivery shortly.聽聽

The achievements included, amongst other things:聽

  • Expanded our operations to cover four new non-nuclear sites, successfully transitioning officers in to join our ranks聽聽
  • Over 4,600 Project Servator deployments were completed as well as continued partnership working with Home Office forces in the areas around our sites聽
  • Continued to support national armed policing capacity, providing mutual aid to other police forces at various high-profile events, including the Paris Olympics and the Conservative Party annual conference聽
  • Successfully delivered the Vessel Protection Pilot on behalf of the Home Office, with CNC officers deployed to cross-channel ferries聽聽
  • Delivered improvements to the facilities at Firearms Training Unit South (Bisley), maintaining our world-class training capabilities聽
  • Fully implementing a new apprenticeship scheme, with 159 recruits starting the programme within the year, of which 85 have completed their initial training and 53 are still undertaking initial training聽
  • Professional Development Units (PDUs) established and embedded at all sites to support the continuous development of skills and standards聽聽
  • Demonstrated our flexibility by working with stakeholders on both new-build nuclear projects and managing the cessation of services at other sites聽聽
  • Made huge progress in our Cultural Action Plan, the launch of the new Code of Ethics, and a wide range of initiatives led by our four affinity networks to progress our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion priorities聽聽聽

Civil Nuclear Police Authority Chair, Susan Johnson, OBE, congratulated the CNC on meeting its objectives, stating:聽聽

鈥淟ast year saw a huge effort across all parts of the organisation, by officers and staff.聽聽

鈥淏eing able to maintain the core mission on sites, whilst also undertaking additional initiatives on behalf of other partners, including the Home Office, is commendable.聽聽

鈥淭he CNC鈥檚 performance last year belies the size of the organisation and demonstrates what a vital national asset the CNC has become since its inception twenty years ago.聽聽

鈥淚 am certain the organisation will also excel in meeting the ambitious objectives which have been outlined in its聽business plan for this year听迟辞辞.鈥澛犅犅

Chief Constable Simon Chesterman also thanked all members of the organisation:聽

鈥淲hether it鈥檚 delivering proactive, visible policing, or the work of police staff in our enabling services, it is through teamwork and dedication to our role that sees another year of strong operational performance and innovation.聽聽

鈥淚n addition to strengthening our operational capabilities and taking on new sites, we have also seen some real progress with our organisational culture too.聽

鈥淲e set out a challenging programme of work for the past year and I am immensely proud of what we have achieved, and grateful to everyone for their contribution.鈥澛

The Annual Business Plan 2024/2025 is available on our website. A more detailed narrative summary of our key achievements is included in the聽

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Published 23 June 2025