Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police

What Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police does

The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) is a regional intergovernmental police cooperation organization founded in 1970 in Suva, Fiji, bringing together 22 member national police services across the Pacific — from American Samoa and Australia to Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. It is governed collectively by the Commissioners, Chiefs, and Directors of Police of each member service, with a small Secretariat (~5 staff) hosted by New Zealand Police at Police National Headquarters in Wellington and funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. PICP is not a commercial entity; it does not charge membership fees, generate commercial revenue, or develop proprietary technology.

PICP operates primarily through an annual conference cycle, Executive Leadership Team meetings, and a portfolio of capability development programmes delivered under the umbrella body Pacific Community for Law Enforcement Cooperation (PCLEC). Its core programmes include the Pacific Transnational Crime Network (coordinating 29 Transnational Crime Units across 21 of 22 member countries), Cyber Safety Pasifika (delivered by AFP), the Women's Advisory Network (20+ years), the Operational Policing Programme (Cook Islands, Niue, Kiribati, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa), Road Safe Pacific, the Pacific Forensic Working Group, and the Pacific Police Training Advisory Group. The Seconded Police Officer programme, running since 2004, places officers from member services into the Secretariat and partner agencies.

The business model is non-profit intergovernmental coordination: PICP's "revenue" is grant funding from NZ MFAT routed to the Secretariat, supplemented by bilateral programme funding from partner agencies (AFP, NZ Police) and multilateral bodies (UNDP, UNODC, INTERPOL). Its "products" are regional coordination, training, intelligence-sharing infrastructure, and policy advocacy delivered directly to member police services. The current operating frame is the PICP Strategic Plan 2025-2029, supported by an independent organizational review completed in 2024.

Name

Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police

Legal name

Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police

Website

https://picp.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) is a regional intergovernmental body founded in 1970 that convenes the Commissioners and Chiefs of 22 Pacific national police services to coordinate regional policing, transnational crime response, and capability development, with a small Secretariat hosted by New Zealand Police and funded by NZ MFAT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Cooperation Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Police Protection (922120)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAA

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPADAGAI

Security Sector Governance & Police Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Regional police cooperation
• Law enforcement coordination
• Transnational crime network
• Police capability development
• Cyber safety training

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The PICP Secretariat is hosted by New Zealand Police and funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Member services participate through their respective national police budgets. The organization does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) is a regional intergovernmental organization founded in 1970 that brings together Police Chiefs, Commissioners and Directors from 22 Pacific national police services to coordinate regional policing. It delivers capability development programmes including the Pacific Transnational Crime Network (29 Transnational Crime Units across 21 countries), Cyber Safety Pasifika, Women's Advisory Network, Road Safe Pacific, Pacific Forensic Working Group, and the Operational Policing Programme.

Product overview

The Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) is a regional police chiefs association, not a technology product company. The PICP Secretariat, hosted by New Zealand Police, coordinates multiple regional policing programmes including Cyber Safety Pasifika (cybercrime training), Pacific Transnational Crime Network (intelligence and investigative capability), Women's Advisory Network (gender equity), Road Safe Pacific (road safety), Pacific Forensic Working Group, Pacific Police Training Advisory Group, and Operational Policing Programme. These programmes operate under the PICP Strategic Plan 2025-2029 with a 'by the Pacific, for the Pacific' approach to building policing capability across 22 member countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pacific Community for Law Enforcement Cooperation (PCLEC): A regional delivery mechanism that supports capability development in law enforcement priority areas as directed by the PICP, operating on a 'by the Pacific, for the Pacific' approach.
• Cyber Safety Pasifika (CSP)
• Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN)
• Women's Advisory Network (WAN)
• Road Safe Pacific (RSP)
• Pacific Forensic Working Group (PFWG)
• Pacific Police Training Advisory Group (PPTAG)

Products and services

• PICP Secretariat Services Administrative and coordination services hosted by New Zealand Police at Police National Headquarters in Wellington, supporting the Chair, Deputy Chair, Executive Leadership Team, and Chiefs to deliver the PICP Strategic Plan 2025-2029.
• Pacific Community for Law Enforcement Cooperation (PCLEC) Regional delivery mechanism supporting capability development in law enforcement priority areas as directed by the PICP, using a 'by the Pacific, for the Pacific' approach.
• Cyber Safety Pasifika (CSP) Program aimed at increasing cyber safety awareness in vulnerable Pacific communities and upskilling Pacific police in cybercrime investigations skills, managed and delivered by the Australian Federal Police.
• Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN) Inter-connected proactive criminal intelligence and investigative capability to combat transnational crime, comprising the PTCCC in Samoa and 29 Transnational Crime Units in 21 Pacific countries.
• Pacific Forensic Working Group (PFWG) Group enhancing sustainable police forensic capability by identifying and implementing sustainable forensic capacity building activities for the Pacific region.
• Pacific Police Training Advisory Group (PPTAG) Group promoting active engagement of Pacific Police in the design, development and delivery of police training using a 'by the Pacific, for the Pacific' approach.
• Operational Policing Programme (OPP) Four-year programme working with police services in Cook Islands, Niue, Kiribati, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Samoa under a prevention-focused theme to reduce harm and increase community trust.
• Women's Advisory Network (WAN) Network supporting advancement of gender equity in Pacific police services through friendship, respect and collaboration, operating under Strategic Direction 2025-2029.
• Road Safe Pacific (RSP) Network of Road Policing Leaders from across the Pacific with the primary objective to support and further develop road policing and build capability, with mission to reduce road trauma.
• Gender and Family Harm Programme Programme addressing gender and family harm recognized as a risk to human security and potential destabilizing factor for Pacific communities, currently under strategic review.

Quantifiable outcome

• 29 Transnational Crime Units coordinated across 21 Pacific countries through PTCN
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency strengthens national capacity and regional solidarity in fisheries management, complementing PICP's maritime security and transnational crime prevention efforts.
• Oceania Customs OrganisationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe OCO Secretariat helps administrations align with customs international standards and best practice, leading to greater economic prosperity and increased border security - directly supporting PICP's cross-border crime prevention goals.
• Pacific Islands Law Officers' Network (PILON)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPILON is a network of senior law officers from Pacific Island countries who address domestic and regional law and justice issues. PICP became an observer to PILON in 2016 and collaborates on legislation and prosecution capacity.
• Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pacific Community is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, focusing on cross-cutting issues including climate change, disaster risk management, and human rights that intersect with policing.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNODC assists the UN in addressing illicit trafficking, crime prevention, criminal justice, and terrorism. PICP collaborates with UNODC on transnational organized crime threat assessments and capacity building.
• InterpolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterpol enables police in 194 member countries to share and access data on crimes and criminals, offering technical and operational support. Pacific members benefit from INTERPOL's global crime databases and coordination mechanisms.
• International Association of Chiefs of PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIACP is the world's largest professional association for police leaders, providing global networking and professional development opportunities for PICP members.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the PacificcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNDP works to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, and build resilience in the Pacific. PICP collaborates with UNDP on development initiatives that intersect with community safety and security.
• Australian Federal Police (AFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFP plays a major role in Pacific policing development through Cyber Safety Pasifika programme, Pacific Police Development Program, Pacific Transnational Crime Network support, and hosting the PCLEC coordination team. AFP provides Seconded Police Officers to PICP Secretariat.
• New Zealand PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Zealand Police hosts the PICP Secretariat at Police National Headquarters in Wellington and provides funding support. Also delivers the Pacific Island Operational Policing Programme and International Service Group activities.
• Pacific Security CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Australia Pacific Security College strengthens regional security through collaborative learning and enhanced people-to-people relationships, complementing PICP's leadership development objectives.
• Australasian Council of Women and PolicingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACWAP works to improve policing for women, aligning with PICP Women's Advisory Network's goals of advancing gender equity in Pacific police services.
• International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICMEC fights against child sexual exploitation and abuse, and searches for missing children globally. PICP endorsed collaboration with ICMEC to combat cyber-enabled child exploitation in the Pacific.
• Balance of PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBalance of Power is a Pacific-led initiative focused on enabling women and men in the Pacific to improve political, social, and economic opportunities. They partnered with PICP WAN to facilitate leadership development sessions.
• Pacific Fusion CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pacific Fusion Centre delivers training and strategic analysis against security priorities identified in the Boe Declaration on Regional Security.
• Pacific Islands ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization enhancing cooperation between Pacific countries and territories, providing a broader political framework for PICP's policing priorities.
• Global Road Safety PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRSP allows governments, private sector, and civil society to address road safety issues, supporting PICP's Road Safe Pacific programme objectives.
• Asia/Pacific Group on Money LaunderingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPGML is an inter-governmental organisation with 41 member jurisdictions working on anti-money laundering efforts that intersect with PICP's transnational crime priorities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ASEANAPOL: ASEANAPOL is the ASEAN Chiefs of Police conference and cooperation mechanism for Southeast Asian police services. It is the closest structural and functional peer to PICP: a regional forum of national police leaders focused on cross-border crime, intelligence sharing, and capability development.
• Europol: Europol is the EU's law enforcement agency supporting member states in combating serious international crime. Comparable to PICP in its mandate to enable cross-border intelligence sharing and operational coordination among police services, though operating at greater scale and with formal EU treaty backing.
• AFRIPOL: AFRIPOL is the African Union's police cooperation mechanism linking African police services. Like PICP, it is an intergovernmental platform for regional policing coordination, transnational crime response, and capacity building across member states.
• INTERPOL: INTERPOL is the global intergovernmental police cooperation organization enabling cross-border information sharing among 194 member countries. PICP operates as a regional equivalent focused on the Pacific, with overlapping mandate around transnational crime, intelligence sharing, and operational policing coordination.

Regional players

• Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA): FFA is a Pacific regional intergovernmental body strengthening fisheries management and maritime security. It is a core PICP partner with a complementary (rather than competing) mandate around maritime and transnational crime in the Pacific.

Broad incumbents

• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP): IACP is the world's largest professional association for police leaders, providing global networking, training, and policy advocacy. It is an explicit PICP partner and overlaps with PICP's leadership development and best-practice sharing functions, though it is a professional association rather than an intergovernmental body.

Others

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): UNODC is a core PICP partner delivering transnational organized crime threat assessments and capacity building in the Pacific. While not a police coordination body per se, it shares PICP's transnational crime mandate and is a primary collaborator.
• Pacific Islands Forum: The Pacific Islands Forum is the principal political and economic intergovernmental body for the Pacific region. It is not a police organization but provides the political framework within which PICP operates, and is listed as a core PICP partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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