About CEPOL
CEPOL is a European Union (EU) Agency, established in 2005 (
Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005). CEPOL's mission is to bring together senior police officers from police forces in Europe - essentially to support the development of a network - and encourage cross-border cooperation in the fight against crime, public security and law and order by organising training activities and research findings.
CEPOL essentially operates as a network and therefore the roles and responsibilities within the network are varied. This section contains a brief description of the key roles within the network. Read more...
The CEPOL Governing Board is made up of representatives from the EU Member States, usually the Directors of the National Police Training colleges. Each delegation has one voting member. The Chair of the Governing Board is a representative of the Member State holding the Presidency of the European Union. Read more...
Four committees have been established by the Governing Board to support its work: the Annual Programme Committee (APC), Budget and Administration Committee (BAC), Training and Research Committee (TRC) and Strategy Committee (SC). The Committees are supported by a number of working groups, project groups and sub-groups. Read more...
The National Police Training colleges implement the CEPOL work programme. Working in collaboration with other members of the CEPOL network, the overarching objectives of the training colleges include: implementing the CEPOL Work Programme; contributing to the EU learning network; designing the learning environment; and supporting the Electronic Network. Read more...
A number of key documents relate to CEPOL's work. These include Governing Board Decisions, Council Decisions and Governing Board Summaries. For other documents, please visit the Publications section. Read more...
Based at Bramshill, 70 km west of London, CEPOL's Secretariat has about 30 staff members who carry out the day-to-day work of the agency within two units: the Programme Unit and the Administration Unit. The Secretariat is managed by a 
Director appointed by CEPOL's Governing Board. Read more...
This section contains information about any current vacancies in the CEPOL Secretariat, as well as links to other key websites to search for recruitment in Europe and International Organisations. Read more..
The Glossaries section contains information which explain frequently used acronyms, words and phrases used within the European Police environment as well as at national level in some countries. Read more.
Although CEPOL was established as agency of the European Union (EU) in 2005, CEPOL's history goes back slightly further. At a meeting in Tampere on 15-16 October 1999, the European Council agreed that a European Police College (CEPOL) should be established to train senior officers of police forces. Read more...