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The policy’s main aim is to provide a framework for managing overtime effectively. It is designed to help ensure a consistent systematic approach to authorising, claiming and processing overtime.

This policy seeks to reinforce the general principles covering the use of pocket notebooks and day books by staff during the course of their duty. This will include issuing of notebooks, security, retention and supervision of their use by line managers and loss reporting procedure.

This policy aims to provide a comprehensive approach to the creation, management, storage and disposal of documents, records and information in all formats across all business areas and functions.

The aim of this policy is to set out the way in which PAVA Irritant Spray will be used in Merseyside Police as a response option for officers’ personal safety and conflict resolution.

This policy aims to minimise the risk of injury to Police Officers, Special Constables, Police Community Support Officers and Police Staff from edged weapons or firearms, through the provision and wearing of personal issue body armour, whilst engaged in their operational or contractual duties. The Force will issue body armour, which provides the level of protection to the standard approved for the specific role. The standard will be determined by a role-based risk assessment.

This procedure aims to establish the use of formal Post Incident Procedures (PIP), when necessary, following any death or serious injury concerning Merseyside Police.

The main aim of this policy is to make best use of the available legislation to ensure the safety of all road users within the Merseyside area.

Merseyside Police is committed to improving road safety. We recognise that there will be occasions when police escorts are necessary to enable maximum public safety and minimum disruption to all road users and the general community within Merseyside.

This policy ensures the effective management of abstractions from Neighbourhood Policing teams. It aims to maintain the visibility and activity of these teams within their designated Hub areas, supporting the delivery of local priorities and the Force Strategy.

The aim of this policy is to clearly define the Force’s current approach to dealing with circumstances where a person who has come to notice represents a clear risk to children, vulnerable persons or the wider public in their occupation or voluntary setting by virtue of their alleged offending.