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The aim is to provide a consistent and efficient response to reports of missing persons. The policy is designed to ensure that a thorough assessment of risk is applied to all missing reports which enables police action and resources to be directed in the most effective way to safeguard and prevent crime.

This policy ensures that all threats to people and property - especially threats to life - are properly assessed and receive an appropriate police response in line with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the principles established in Osman v UK (1998), which require action when authorities know or should know of a real and immediate risk to an identifiable individual.

This policy is aimed at learning and not attribution of blame. It aims to ensure Police, and Police Staff, drivers are aware of the driving standards expected from them but is also aimed at giving officers confidence that they will be supported where required and their skills will be developed where necessary.

This aim of this policy is to set out the arrangements that are in place to manage security breaches including personal data breaches, to facilitate effective, clear direction and to support achievement of compliance with legislation, statutory obligations, and good practice standards.

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.