Our work
Our Blue Pacific: Safer Together
our Goals
The PICP strives to deliver on its Vision and Mission through three goals:
Goal 1: Looking In - Providing a forum for Chiefs to connect with each other.
Goal 2: Looking Out - Amplifying the voice of Chiefs out into the region.
Goal 3: Looking Ahead - Growing Pacific policing leadership capability.
Pacific Community for Law
Enforcement Cooperation (PCLEC)
Coordinating Capability Development for PICP Member Countries
The Pacific Community for Law Enforcement Cooperation (PCLEC) is a regional delivery mechanism that supports capability development in law enforcement priority areas as directed by the PICP. Capabilities are developed via a ‘by the Pacific, for the Pacific’ approach.
PCLEC’s goal is to become the coordination and capability development mechanism of choice for Pacific Police Organisations and their external partners. PCLEC is currently working towards three critical outcomes:
> That Pacific police lead the design and delivery of operational engagement and the development of capabilities that its member organisations need.
> That external partners deliver their capability development support in coordination with PCLEC to ensure that all support provided is coherent and meets the needs of Pacific police.
> That the PICP and its member Pacific police organisations manage and administer PCLEC. The AFP has supported the establishment of the PCLEC delivery coordination team which consists of AFP members, National Coordinators appointed by their Chiefs and Seconded Pacific Police Officers.
Contact PCLEC@afp.gov.au for General Enquiries
Additional Information
PCLEC Factsheet
PCLEC SPO Factsheet
PCLEC Introductory Video
PCLEC Newsletters
Seconded Pacific Officers
CSP Factsheet
PPTAG Factsheet
PFWG Factsheet
PCLEC National Coordinators (Members Only Access)
PICP Programmes
Cyber Safety Pasifika
Cyber Safety Pasifika (CSP) aims to increase cyber safety awareness in vulnerable Pacific communities and upskill Pacific police in Cybercrime Investigations skills. Cyber capabilities are built via a ‘by the Pacific, for the Pacific’ approach.
CSP delivers activities to Pacific police partners in the areas of:
> Cyber Safety Awareness and Education
> Cybercrime Investigations Skills Training
> Support for Cybercrime Legislation and Policy Development
CSP is managed and delivered by the Australian Federal Police, in conjunction with Pacific police organisations and strategic delivery partners. In addition to facilitating the delivery of cyber capability initiatives, CSP also provides a regional cyber point of coordination for Pacific policing.
Website: www.cybersafetypasifika.org
Contact: Cyber-Safety-Pasifika@afp.gov.au
Gender and Family Harm
Gender and Family Harm (GFH) is widely recognised as a risk to human security and a potential destabilising factor for communities and societies alike. It remains pervasive across the Pacific, and as it is still considered a sensitive issue in most Pacific cultures, its prevalence often goes underreported.
The PICP Gender and Family Harm strategy is currently under review.
Contact: picp.secretariat@police.govt.nz
Pacific Transnational Crime Network
The Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN), established in 2002, provides an inter-connected, proactive criminal intelligence and investigative capability to combat transnational crime in the Pacific.
The PTCN comprises the Pacific Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (PTCCC) in Samoa, along with 29 Transnational Crime Units (TCUs) operating in 21 Pacific countries.
The PTCN is overseen and guided by the PICP Executive Leadership Team and is supported by the Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police and the United States Joint Interagency Task Force West.
Contact: PTCN Secretariat PTCN@afp.gov.au
PTCCC ptccc@ptccc.ws
Pacific Forensic Working Group
The role of the Pacific Forensic Working Group (PFWG) is to enhance sustainable police forensic capability by identifying and implementing sustainable forensic capacity building activities for the Pacific region.
The PFWG membership consists of forensics representative’s from 16 PICP countries including Australia and New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
The Chair of PFWG is a member of the PICP Executive Leadership Team and is currently held by Guam Police Department. PFWG meets annually to share information on forensic training and knowledge in the Pacific.
Contact: PFWGroup@afp.gov.au
PFWG Members Portal
Pacific Police Training Advisory Group
Operating under the theme ‘by the Pacific, For the Pacific’ the primary objective of the Pacific Police Training Advisory Group (PPTAG) is to promote the active engagement of Pacific Police in the design, development and delivery of Police training.
The PPTAG facilitates the development of common approaches and standards in training, whilst recognising that each organisation has its own needs.
PPTAG meets biannually to discuss recent progress and developments in training, as well as to highlight the outstanding training needs and challenges that exist across the region.
Contact: IC-PPDPR-Strategic-Partnerships@afp.gov.au
Operational Policing Programme
The Pacific Island Operational Policing Programme (OPP) is a four year programme that works with the police services in the Cook Islands, Niue, Kiribati, Tokelau, Tuvalu and Samoa under the overarching theme of prevention.
The overall goal of the programme is to support these police services to have a prevention focussed strategic direction to reduce harm and increase community trust and confidence. The focus is to prevent crime before it happens, and keep communities safe.
The programme is led by New Zealand Police.
Contact: picp.secretariat@police.govt.nz
Women’s Advisory Network
Through friendship, respect and collaboration, the Women's Advisory Network (WAN) supports the advancement of gender equity in Pacific police services.
Police Chiefs and their WAN connect through the fundamental and shared understanding that if we make policing better for women, we make policing better.
Under its Strategic Direction 2025 - 2029, the WAN commits to delivering its collective vision 'United Women Leaders Advancing Integrity, Resilience, and Inclusive Policing for the Security and Wellbeing of the Blue Pacific'. This will be achieved through its mission of 'Empowering women in policing to lead with professionalism and resilience, advance inclusion and build trust for a secure and resilient Blue Pacific'.
Register to attend WAN Annual Meeting 2025
Contact: PICP.Secretariat@police.govt.nz
Road Safe Pacific
RSP is a network of Road Policing Leaders from across the Pacific with the primary objective to support and further develop Road Policing and build capability across the Pacific.
RSP's mission is to 'Reduce Road Trauma in the Pacific'.
It is action based and looks to support activity and identify what can be achieved regionally and domestically for a secure Blue Pacific.
Contact: picp.secretariat@police.govt.nz
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