National Police (Vale)

The National Police (Valois: Police nationale) is a collection of Government agencies concerned with police matters in Vale. The National Police of Vale consists of 260,000 employees of which 36 percent are women. The staff consists of 200,000 police officers of which 15 percent are women and 60,000 civilian staff of which 75 percent are women. Almost all active duty police officers are members of the Vale Police Union (Syndicat des Policiers).

The National Police consists of the Vale State Police Board and 64 communal police authorities.

The Vale State Police Board
The Vale State Police Board (Directorat de la police d'État du Val) is the central administrative and supervisory authority of the police service. The VSPB is headed by the State Police Commissioner (Commissaire de la Police d'État) who is appointed by the government. The current State Police Commissioner is Anabelle Svenson. Among other things, the VSPB is responsible for the development of new working methods and technological and administrative support. It is also — through the National Police Academy — responsible for the training of police officers. It is also the principal agency for the Valois National Laboratory of Forensic Science.

The State Police Board also consists of two national departments:

The National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau National d'Investigation (BNI)

The Valois National Bureau of Investigation's mission is fighting serious organised crime, being the point of contact for international police cooperation and crisis management. Its responsibilities are to lead and coordinate resources such as criminal intelligence, border control issues and witness protection, to provide special expertise and conduct operational police work, both on its own and assisting local police authorities. It is organised in five divisions: The Chief of staff's office, the Central border control division, the International police cooperation division, the Criminal intelligence and investigation division and the Special operations division (e.g. the National Task Force and the Police Helicopter Service).

The Vale Security Service, Sûreté du Val (SÛVA)

The Security Service's mission is to prevent and detect offences against Vale's national security, fight terrorism and protect the central Government. It works in counter-espionage, counter-terrorism, protection of the Vale constitution, protective security and dignitary protection.

Communal Police Authorities
In each of the 65 Communes of Vale there is a Communal Police Authority, which is headed by a Communal Police Commissioner. There is also a Communal Police Board, consisting of local politicians and the commissioner. The Commissioners and the members of the board are all appointed by the Government of Vale. The Communal Police Authorities report to the State Police Board which in turn report to the Department of Justice.

Crisis management
The police have special units that are used in more difficult situations or serious security threats, such as the GIGN emergency response teams (SWAT) in the largest cities.

Aircraft
The Valois police operates a number of helicopters as support units. Tasked mainly with observation and search duties while being stationed in a number of locations in Vale.

Ground vehicles
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Personal equipment
Almost all officers wear a waistbelt which carries a service pistol (the official side arms for the Vale police are the SIG Sauer P225, P226, P228, P229, and P239), extra magazine, expandable baton, handcuffs, TETRA radio, mobile phone, pepper spray, keys and gloves. All police officers must carry identification.

Radio communications
Vale police use digital radio system, an encrypted TETRA-system. It is possible to communicate with Fire Departments and Medical Teams. Every unit is assigned a 7-figure serial where the first digit indicates the type of organisation, 1 for police, 2 for Fire Department, 3 for Ambulances. In normal use units are called with the following six figures in pairs, 41-91-00. The last two indicate the type of unit, where 00 indicates some kind of command function, normally a sergeant.

Control Rooms
Valois Police has control rooms spread across the country where operators handle emergency calls and manage the response to incidents. Valois Police uses the CORTEX ICCS software application from APD Communications Ltd to communicate with the public over the telephony network and officers over their radio network. Valois Police uses Steria's STORM Command and Control application which interfaces with CORTEX and others systems to enable operators resolve incidents quickly. APD's CORTEX and Steria's STORM products are used by police forces across the UKs and Middle East.