What Do Asset Managers Do In The AMO For Policing?
From luxury vehicles and properties to other high-value assets, policing regularly encounters assets that require specialist management. In this blog, AMO Asset Managers Kim and James explain how they support operational teams, share expertise, and help ensure assets are managed safely, efficiently and effectively.
Q: What have you been working on so far, and what's next for the AMO?
Kim: We've started engaging with operational teams within policing to better understand the assets they deal with and the challenges they face. This is helping us identify where the AMO can add the most value and where support may be needed in the future.
James: Going forward, we'll continue to develop the service, look at how we can improve asset data and reporting, and ensure teams have access to the right advice and support when managing unusual or high-risk assets.
Q: What services can the AMO provide?
James: The AMO is here to provide practical asset management support. That could be advising on how best to store, transport or maintain an asset, identifying specialist suppliers or helping develop an asset management plan.
Kim: We share knowledge and lessons learned from similar cases across forces, helping teams identify and apply best practice when dealing with complex assets. We can support options that may help preserve asset value. Ultimately, we're here to help teams manage assets safely, efficiently and compliantly.
Q: What does an Asset Manager actually do?
Kim: No two days are quite the same. We provide advice on the management of complex, unusual or high-risk assets, assess risks and requirements and help operational teams work through practical challenges.
James: A significant part of our role is making sure we have good quality information available. Data quality is incredibly important because good decisions rely on accurate data. If asset records are incomplete or inconsistent, it becomes much harder to understand risks, costs and management options.
Kim: One of the challenges we've encountered is inconsistent data collection across different systems and teams. Our work highlighted how important it is to collect accurate information from the outset.
James: We're addressing this by working with stakeholders to improve data standards, encouraging earlier engagement, and looking at ways to make data collection more consistent in the future. Better data leads to better asset management and that's something we're continuously focused on improving.
