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West Midlands Police Authority
Welcome to our website
West Midlands Police Authority (WMPA) exists to ensure that all people who live in the West Midlands have an efficient, effective and improving police service.
To find out more about the services we provide, please take a look at the who we are and what we do sections of our site.
Please visit us regularly to keep up to date with police performance and find out when we will be holding public consultations near to where you live.
Meetings & Events in July
| Professional Standards Committee : 08/07/2010 |
| Professional Standards Committee : 12/07/2010 |
| Protective Services Committee : 15/07/2010 |
| Local Policing and Justice Committee : 15/07/2010 |
| Finance and Resources Committee : 22/07/2010 |
| Personnel Committee : 22/07/2010 |
| Appointments Committee : 29/07/2010 |
Latest Publications
Click links to download each document
| West Midlands Police Authority Annual Report 2010 |
| West Midlands Police Annual Report 2010 |
| Wolverhampton - Local Policing Summary 2010 |
| Solihull - Local Policing Summary 2010 |
| Sandwell - Local Policing Summary 2010 |
| Dudley - Local Policing Summary 2010 |
| Coventry - Local Policing Summary 2010 |
| Birmingham South - Local Policing Summary 2010 |
Featured Items

Have you had dealings with your local police recently? If so, what sort of service did you receive? This site gives you the chance to rate their service.
At its meeting on 25 March 2010, the Police Authority considered a report called, The organisational response to the deaths of Michael Powell and Linda Burt. At the meeting, Authority Chair Derek Webley tabled a series of questions about the report. The Force response to the questions is available for download (click on the title above). For further information, please contact Jonathan Jardine (0121 626 5599, j.jardine@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk)
Following a recent conference, Ron Amann (Chair of the Authority's Community and Security Committee) and Authority staff member Jonathan Jardine have written this paper on the region's urban street gangs.
Find out what West Midland businesses told us about at our conference.
You can find out about your local neighbourhood, how it could be improved as a place to live and whether you experience any crime or anti social behaviour that worry you. Click on the link above to find out more.
Latest press releases
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Authority appoints chair, vice-chairs and new members |
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Police Authority statement on Project Champion |
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Authority Member Cllr David Caunt has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List |
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Performance under scrutiny as the Police Authority meets in Walsall |
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Stab vests for PCSOs – Authority considers report from Chief Constable |
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New Deputy Chief Constable for the West Milands |
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Crime Performance and Operations Committee public meeting to be held in Dudley on 22 April 2010 |




