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The complete index — 1025 UK policing acronyms and terms, page 18 of 21.
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- Rousing checksAPPStandards
- Rousing checks are assessments conducted by custody staff at intervals to ensure that a detainee is responsive to stimuli.
- RPARPAAPPStandards
- Representation of the People Act, 1983, setting regulations for electoral offences.
- RUI (Released Under Investigation)APPStandards
- A status of a suspect who has been arrested but released without charge while investigations continue.
- SACMILLSACMILLAPPStandards
- Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
- SAFCOMSAFCOMAPPStandards
- A briefing model encompassing Situation, Aim, Factors, Choices, Options, and Monitoring.
- Safe Point of Contact (SPoC)APPStandards
- A designated individual responsible for communication with the victim.
- SNTSafer Neighbourhood TeamOrganisation
- A local policing team dedicated to a specific area, focused on community engagement, problem-solving, and addressing neighbourhood priorities.
- Safety Advisory Group (SAG)APPStandards
- A group that provides advice on specific areas of responsibility for event organizers.
- Sanitisation conditionAPPStandards
- S1 - Delegated authority, S2 - Consult originator
- SCCSCCAPPStandards
- Strategic Coordination Centre, a hub for managing strategic aspects of an emergency.
- Scottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceAPPStandards
- Provides administrative support to Scottish courts.
- Scottish Prison Service (SPS)APPStandards
- Agency delivering custodial and rehabilitation services in Scotland.
- Search and Rescue TeamsAPPStandards
- Specialized groups that assist in searching for missing persons, including volunteers and organizations like the Fire and Rescue service.
- SecondmentAPPStandards
- A term used for mobilisation lasting more than 90 days, classified differently from mutual aid.
- Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983APPStandards
- Provision allowing police to take a person to a place of safety for assessment.
- section 163APPStandards
- A section of the Road Traffic Act 1988 granting police authority to stop any vehicle on the road without needing specific grounds.
- Section 163 Road Traffic Act 1988 (RTA)APPStandards
- Sets out powers for the police concerning the stopping of vehicles.
- Section 17 leaveAPPStandards
- Leave granted to patients under section 17 of the Mental Health Act.
- Section 18 MHAAPPStandards
- Mental Health Act 1983 section 18, relating to the powers to re-detain an AWOL patient.
- section 32APPStandards
- Power to search following an arrest under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
- Section 5 MHAAPPStandards
- Mental Health Act 1983 section 5, relating to holding powers in a hospital.
- section 60APPStandards
- A section of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allowing police to stop and search individuals in certain areas without specific suspicion.
- Section 60 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (CJPOA)APPStandards
- Allows police to stop and search individuals without suspicion in designated areas during specific circumstances.
- section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994APPStandards
- A power allowing searches in anticipation of serious violence without requiring reasonable suspicion.
- Section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003APPStandards
- Provides extra-territoriality for certain sexual offenses.
- Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015APPStandards
- An offence addressing controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.
- SectioningAPPStandards
- The informal term used to describe the legal process of detaining individuals under the Mental Health Act.
- Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA)APPStandards
- A computer-based communication tool within regional organised crime units for sharing intelligence.
- Self-defence, arrest and restraint (SDAR) panelAPPStandards
- A sub-committee that oversees national strategic governance for PPST.
- self-harmAPPStandards
- intentional self-injury or self-poisoning, irrespective of type of motivation or degree of suicidal intent.
- self-injuryAPPStandards
- any injury that has been deliberately self-inflicted.
- self-poisoningAPPStandards
- the intentional self-administration of more than the prescribed or recommended dose of any drug.
- Senior Identification Manager (SIM)APPStandards
- Responsible for managing all aspects of the identification process.
- Senior information risk owner (SIRO)APPStandards
- A designated individual accountable for the management of information risks within an organization.
- SIOSenior Investigating OfficerSpecialist Roles
- The officer in overall charge of a major crime investigation, typically a detective chief inspector or detective superintendent with PIP Level 3 accreditation.
- Senior Investigating Officer (SIO)APPStandards
- Officer in charge of the criminal investigation related to the incident.
- Senior leadersAPPStandards
- Those with overall responsibility for the thematic portfolio for PPST, minimum rank of assistant chief constable, assistant chief officer or equivalent.
- Senior Responsible Officer (SRO)APPStandards
- The individual responsible for the oversight of a project or program.
- SIPPSergeant & Inspector Promotion & ProgressionCareer
- The process and pathway for officers seeking promotion from constable to sergeant or sergeant to inspector under the NPPF.
- Serial perpetratorAPPStandards
- A person reported to the police as having committed or threatened domestic abuse against two or more victims.
- Serious crimeAPPStandards
- Conduct which involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain or is conducted by a large number of persons in pursuit of a common purpose.
- Service level agreement (SLA)APPStandards
- Agreement that defines the level of service expected between a service provider and the customer.
- ServitudeAPPStandards
- A particularly serious form of denial of freedom, involving obligations to provide services to another, often including living on another's property.
- sexual exploitationAPPStandards
- A person who is coerced or manipulated into sexual activity, often for the benefit of another.
- Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO)APPStandards
- An order to apply for restrictive conditions or positive obligations to prevent harmful behaviour of offenders convicted of specific sexual or violent offenses.
- Sexual Offences Act 2003APPStandards
- Legislation that introduced various offences recognizing grooming, coercion, and control of children.