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This policy will apply to those who have called a critical incident, believe they are dealing with a critical incident or who are investigating a critical incident of all ranks and departments.

This policy aims to provide a framework to ensure that all digital and telephony calls for service are responded to professionally by the most appropriate resource. It aims to resolve incidents and enquiries at the earliest point and is designed to ensure that all service requests receive an appropriate response.

The main aim of this policy is to prevent the occurrence of HBA and FM. It is designed to help identify current and future victims of HBA / FM and reduce the likelihood of future harm, including homicide, serious injury and acts of violence.

This policy will provide clear guidance to officers to support initial decision making and subsequent governance surrounding the stopping and subsequent searching of individuals both pre and within the custody environment whilst ensuring the required safeguarding measures are undertaken to support the vulnerable withing the community.

This OIFR Policy Document provides Merseyside Police personnel with advice on the overt use of OIFR in a legally complaint and ethical manner to enable Merseyside Police to achieve legitimate policing aims.

This safeguarding policy is primarily to cover Volunteer Police Cadets but also for all young people, staff and volunteers who receive an allegation, disclosure or are concerned about the welfare of any member of staff, volunteer, or cadet.

This document sets out the governance, operational standards, and ethical framework for the use of facial recognition technologies within law enforcement. It provides comprehensive guidance for the deployment and management of three key capabilities: Digital Image Database (DID), Police National Database (PND) Retrospective Facial Recognition (RFR) and Motorola Comparison Manager Pro (Comp Man Pro) (RFR).

Merseyside Police is committed to dealing professionally with all evidence and property, safeguarding its integrity to support the prevention and detection of crime. It will provide an effective property handling system that ensures property is secured appropriately, correctly identified and movement tracked, treating religious and cultural items with appropriate sensitivity. Compliance with this will ensure public satisfaction and confidence.

The overall aim is to reduce the threat to members of our community represented by offenders unlawfully at large. This can be achieved by ensuring the Recall to Prison process is robust. This policy is designed to supplement the Joint National Protocol between National Probation Service, National Police Chiefs Council, HM Prison Service and Home Office by providing clarity of responsibilities at a local level.

Merseyside Police is committed to securing the most efficient and effective use of its resources and ensuring any investment is benefits driven with clear performance outcomes and deliverables.