It is now possible to see exactly what Northumbria Police Authority has been discussing at its meetings, thanks to a service operated by Gateshead Council.

Agendas and reports* for every Northumbria Police Authority meeting, along with reports to the authority's various committees and working groups, are available for viewing online via Gateshead Council's Docushare service.

You don't have to log in or use special passwords to access this service - everything is free to view.

Currently, agendas and reports published by the police authority since June 2002 are available online and new reports are added to the system as they are published. There is also a search facility which allows you to search for a particular subject or keyword.

To view the reports, click here.

Some of the pages may require a plug-in to allow you to view them properly and this can be downloaded free-of-charge from the plug-in page, which can be accessed via the menu bar on the above page.

* A small number of reports published by Northumbria Police Authority under Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 are not available for viewing on this service.