Public and personal safety training

Information for police staff delivering public and personal safety training (PPST)

This page is from APP, the official source of professional practice for policing.

This authorised professional practice (APP) provides information to police forces when delivering public and personal safety training (PPST). It's aimed at:

senior leaders who have the overall responsibility for the thematic portfolio for PPST – they should be a minimum rank of assistant chief constable (ACC), assistant chief officer (ACO) or equivalent

trainers and instructors responsible for delivering, developing and designing PPST tactics

all operational staff, including special constabulary officers, who have direct contact with the public and may be required to protect themselves or another – this may be on a regular, day-to-day basis or occasional operational duties

non-operational staff, regardless of rank, who may occasionally perform operational roles or duties that may require them to protect themselves or another

non-Home Office police forces and partner organisations who use PPST, such as Border Force, Immigration Enforcement and the National Crime Agency

partner agencies, such as the Home Office, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

The **conflict management guidelines** and equality impact assessment should be read alongside this APP.

When the term ‘staff’ appears, this refers to all police officers and staff unless a specific role is stated. Where this occurs, the term will only be relevant to the section in which it appears.

Senior leaders have duties under the **Equality Act 2010**(opens an external website in the same tab) , **Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974**(opens an external website in the same tab) , **Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999**(opens an external website in the same tab) , **Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013**(opens an external website in the same tab) and associated regulations that have a direct link to PPST.

This APP will assist the organisation, chief officer, commissioner or equivalent to meet their obligations under health and safety legislation. This APP aims to:

ensure the continued safety and welfare of police staff and members of the public

The national strategic governance for PPST is via the self-defence, arrest and restraint (SDAR) panel, which is a sub-committee chaired by the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead of this portfolio.

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