Public Security is the official journal of The Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS), the trade body representing the UK's public security supply industry and is a non-profit making trade association which exists to serve UK companies whose business is manufacturing equipment and supplying services, including training and consultancy, to public (government) security agencies world-wide. This includes police, prisons, customs, immigration, fire and all Government security agencies including those of the defence ministries and military services.

Public Security  is read by a unique audience of over 60,000 a unique audience of Chief Officers, Procurement Officers, Technical Officers and other key officials in the Police, Customs, Coastguard, Fire service, Prison services,  Aviation Security, Maritime & EEZ security, Immigration, Civil Defence and other Law Enforcement & Public Security organisations. The readership is both UK and international. 

• The top 24 ACPO posts in every UK Police force 
• Decision makers in all 160 Prisons in the UK
• All Defence Attaches in Embassies in London
• The Fire & Rescue Services 
• Customs & Excise Purchasing 
• HM Coastguard 
• The Home Office 
• Aviation, Maritime and EEZ Security, Immigration & Civil Defence bodies 
• British Embassies worldwide 
• British Government Offices in the UK. 
• British Embassy Commercial Officers with local knowledge of police etc. purchasing 
• HMG’s UK Trade & Investment 
• The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) 
• Ministry of Justice 
• National Offender Management Service (NOMS) 
• Department of Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) 
• The Ministry of Defence (MoD)