The Annual Policing Plan sets out specific annual performance indicators and targets for the PSNI and takes a strategic view of policing in Northern Ireland over the next three years.
The Secretary of State, after consulting with the Policing Board, the Chief Constable, the Police Ombudsman, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, and such other persons as he considers appropriate, sets long-term objectives for the policing of Northern Ireland.
The Policing Board takes account of the Secretary of State’s objectives and, after consulting with the Chief Constable and the District Policing Partnerships, sets annual objectives, indicators and targets for the policing of Northern Ireland. The Chief Constable drafts the Annual Policing Plan and the Policing Board, after consulting with the Secretary of State, issues the Annual Policing Plan. In the Annual Policing Plan, the Chief Constable aims to use the available resources to fulfill the objectives and targets set by the Policing Board and the Secretary of State.