Standards Terms
978 UK policing acronyms and terms in the "Standards" category — page 16 of 20.
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- Public Order Act 1986APPStandards
- Legislation outlining specific offences related to inciting hatred based on race, religion, and sexual orientation.
- Public Order Act 2023APPStandards
- Recent legislation related to public order and police powers.
- Public Order and Public Safety (POPS)APPStandards
- Operations aimed at managing public events while ensuring safety.
- public order public safety (POPS)APPStandards
- Events and operations where there is a reasonably foreseeable risk to public order and/or public safety.
- Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS)APPStandards
- The principal prosecuting authority in Northern Ireland.
- Public safetyAPPStandards
- The protection of the public from harm and hazards.
- Public sector equality duty (PSED)APPStandards
- A positive obligation on forces to eliminate discrimination and promote equality.
- Public statementsAPPStandards
- Official communications released about ongoing investigations or allegations.
- Quality Assurance (QA)APPStandards
- A strategy developed to ensure that the processes of firearms licensing are conducted appropriately.
- Reason to supposeAPPStandards
- The level of knowledge required to justify AFO deployment, set lower than actual justification for firearm use.
- reasonable forceAPPStandards
- Force that is necessary and proportionate in the circumstances.
- reasonable groundsAPPStandards
- A standard that requires police to have justifiable belief that a person is carrying an item that constitutes a crime.
- reasonable grounds for suspicionAPPStandards
- A legal standard that must be met for conducting a stop and search.
- RecallAPPStandards
- The process of returning a parolee to prison for violating the terms of their release.
- Recognition time (RT)APPStandards
- The average time taken between a subject on the watchlist passing before a camera and the generation of an alert.
- Record keepingAPPStandards
- The practice of maintaining documentation of decisions and actions during police operations for audit and review purposes.
- Red mistAPPStandards
- A complex emotional situation affecting drivers which reduces their ability to accurately assess driving risk.
- Reduction in sentenceAPPStandards
- A decrease in the length of the sentence given to an assisting offender as a reward for their cooperation.
- Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs)APPStandards
- Specialist policing units tackling serious and organised crime.
- Registered intermediaryAPPStandards
- A communication specialist who helps vulnerable victims and witnesses with communication difficulties.
- Registered sex offender (RSO)APPStandards
- An individual who is legally required to notify authorities of their personal information due to sexual offenses.
- Registered sexual offender (RSO)APPStandards
- A person required to comply with notification requirements set out in the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003, Part 2.
- Registered terrorist offenders (RTOs)APPStandards
- Individuals who are required to notify authorities due to terrorist offenses.
- Registered violent offender (RVO)APPStandards
- A person subject to a violent offender order (VOO) under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Part 7.
- Registered violent offenders (RVOs)APPStandards
- Individuals required to notify authorities due to violent offenses.
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000APPStandards
- UK law regulating the conduct of public authorities when obtaining information.
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000APPStandards
- Legislation regulating the use of covert surveillance by public authorities.
- Remote Deployment Team (RDT)APPStandards
- A team that may be deployed to provide consular support during a crisis.
- Rendezvous point (RVP)APPStandards
- A designated location for emergency services personnel to gather before being deployed to an incident.
- reparation orderAPPStandards
- An order for restitution to victims related to the defendant's assets.
- ReportAPPStandards
- Used where an individual, rather than an agency, informs the police of concern for a child.
- ReportableAPPStandards
- All reportable information may be reported, quoted and attributed, at the media’s discretion.
- reportable briefingAPPStandards
- A briefing where all disseminated information is attributable to the speaker and reportable by the media.
- Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013APPStandards
- Regulations on the reporting of health and safety incidents.
- Res gestaeAPPStandards
- Statements or actions closely connected to an event that may be admissible as evidence.
- Residential burglaryAPPStandards
- Refer to the Residential burglary practice guide for the complete definition.
- Responsible clinician (RC)APPStandards
- The individual with overall responsibility for a person detained for assessment or treatment in hospital.
- Rest centreAPPStandards
- A building used as temporary accommodation for people evacuated or homeless due to an emergency.
- Restorative JusticeAPPStandards
- A process that brings together victims and offenders to make amends and hold offenders accountable.
- restraint orderAPPStandards
- Prevents dissipation of assets while an investigation is ongoing.
- Restricted use undertakingAPPStandards
- An agreement that limits how the information provided by an assisting offender can be used against them in legal proceedings.
- Retrospective facial recognition (RFR)APPStandards
- A post-event use of facial recognition technology to identify unknown subjects.
- Returning officerAPPStandards
- An individual responsible for ensuring elections are conducted according to the law, liable for any breaches.
- Review of sentenceAPPStandards
- A process allowing an assisting offender to have their sentence reassessed.
- Reviewing officerAPPStandards
- An officer responsible for reviewing the investigation to ensure its effectiveness and identify potential lines of enquiry.
- reviewing officersAPPStandards
- The responsibilities associated with the review of an ongoing missing person case.
- Rising tide incidentsAPPStandards
- Incidents that evolve from steady state into emergencies.
- RiskAPPStandards
- Potential for significant harm, with more than a remote chance of occurrence.
- Risk assessmentAPPStandards
- This process should prioritise the attention of other agencies by signposting them to internal and external referrals, reports and other relevant intelligence.