About the National Policing Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme

The VKPP works within the new National Centre for VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) and Public Protection (NCVPP). The Centre is a partnership between the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and brings together the expertise of the VKPP and the Soteria and VAWG Programmes.

Together we work with the leads from NPCC’s Violence and Public Protection and Violence Against Women and Girls portfolios to improve policing's overall response to vulnerability, reducing threat and harm and improving outcomes for victims. The Centre provides centralised strategic advice and operational support to policing across public protection and VAWG with a focus on:

1. Consistency of practice and supporting excellence in forces
2. Professionalising public protection, including accreditation
3. Tackling violence against women and girls

The Centre recognises that addressing public protection challenges requires a coordinated multi-agency approach as these issues cannot be tackled by policing alone. This collaborative model enables allows us to strengthen partnerships across government agencies, local authorities, education and charities. By bringing together different experts, we create more effective approaches to protecting vulnerable people. Our established knowledge, networks and successful delivery methods enhance the Centre's work, building on our foundations while increasing our reach and impact.

We work closely with the National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, demonstrating our commitment to engaging with crucial safeguarding partners beyond policing.

The Centre is funded by the Home Office and our child safeguarding practice review panel work is supported by the Department for Education.