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- PPERAPPERAAPPStandards
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act, 2000, governing election spending and financing.
- PPST guidanceAPPStandards
- Guidance available to authorised users that outlines standards for PPST instructors and trainers.
- Pre-planned operationsAPPStandards
- Situations where the potential for a pursuit is foreseen and strategies have been developed.
- pre-sentence briefingsAPPStandards
- Briefings that take place after a verdict but prior to sentencing.
- pre-trial briefingsAPPStandards
- Embargoed briefings given to the media before the start of a trial, aimed at helping the media report accurately.
- pre-verdict briefingsAPPStandards
- Embargoed media briefings that take place after a trial has started but before a verdict is given.
- Presenting a risk of harmAPPStandards
- Informed by intelligence case assessing an individual's potential risk to self or others, requiring a lawful basis for police action.
- Prevent teamsAPPStandards
- Local resources and units focused on preventing radicalization and terrorist activities.
- Primary perpetratorAPPStandards
- The main individual responsible for the offending behavior.
- PrinciplesAPPStandards
- Fundamental guidelines that underpin critical incident management.
- Probation Board for Northern IrelandAPPStandards
- An agency to support public safety in Northern Ireland.
- Probe imageAPPStandards
- A facial image that is searched against a watchlist.
- Procedural fairnessAPPStandards
- The right of individuals to access information and challenge decisions affecting them.
- Procedural JusticeAPPStandards
- An approach that emphasizes fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources.
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)APPStandards
- Legislation providing for the confiscation of assets obtained through criminal acts.
- ProcessAPPStandards
- Refers to the collecting, storing, sharing or use of data.
- ProcessingAPPStandards
- An activity that personal data is subjected to, such as storing or deleting.
- ProcessorsAPPStandards
- Individuals or organisations who process personal data for, or on behalf of, police forces.
- production orderAPPStandards
- Directs a bank or financial institution to produce material to an investigator.
- Professional JudgementAPPStandards
- The application of experience and knowledge by decision makers in assessing situations.
- PIPProfessionalising Investigation ProgrammeCareer
- The national programme that sets the standards and accreditation levels for criminal investigators, from PIP Level 1 (patrol) to PIP Level 4 (strategic).
- Prohibited Steps OrderAPPStandards
- A legal order that restricts a parent from taking specific actions concerning a child, which may be related to custody or contact.
- Prolific and other priority offenders (PPOs)APPStandards
- Individuals who commit a disproportionate number of acquisitive crimes compared to the general offending population.
- PropertyAPPStandards
- Includes money, all forms of property or real estate and other intangible or incorporeal property.
- ProportionalityAPPStandards
- A principle that ensures that police action does not exceed what is necessary to achieve a legitimate aim.
- protected characteristicsAPPStandards
- As defined in the Equality Act 2010.
- Protection and Vulnerability Mitigation (PVM) arrangementsAPPStandards
- Measures taken to ensure the safety of protected individuals based on assessed threats.
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997APPStandards
- An Act that provides protection against harassment and establishes the legal framework to take action against perpetrators.
- Psychoactive substanceAPPStandards
- Any substance capable of producing a psychoactive effect in the person who consumes it, and it is not an exempted substance.
- Psychoactive Substances Act 2016APPStandards
- Legislation that regulates substances capable of inducing psychoactive effects.
- Public and personal safety training (PPST)APPStandards
- Information for police staff delivering public and personal safety training.
- Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984APPStandards
- An Act that covers measures to be taken to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
- Public Health Act 1984APPStandards
- Legislation that enables police to deal with public health emergencies.
- public interest immunityAPPStandards
- A legal principle that allows certain information to be withheld in the public interest.
- Public orderAPPStandards
- Refers to the principle of maintaining peace and preventing disorder in public spaces.
- Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987APPStandards
- An order concerning the regulation of public order in Northern Ireland.
- 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.