National Police Authority

The National Police Authority (NPA; Arabic: سلطة الشرطة الوطنية sulṭat ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah) is a statutory body of the Arab Union which exists in accordance with the 1999 constitution. It is responsible for overseeing the operations of the National Police of the Arab Union. The NPA consists of a Director-General, the Chief Constable of the National Police, the Deputy Chief Constable responsible for policing the Capital metropolitan community (including the federal capital of Nasseria), and the 20 Deputy Chief Constables responsible for each of the 20 republics of the Arab Union, to whom all remaining police constables are answerable (ie. the 21 Deputy Chief Constables).

The NPA is primarily an administrative body, and as such most of its members are civil servants; however, the NPA does maintain the Professional Standards Directorate, staffed by senior detectives and other constables, which is responsible for enforcing professional standards throughout the National Police including investigating and prosecuting corruption within its ranks.