PD Cheat Sheet

When signing on shift, log onto your radio, give your call sign and name. Ask for a “comms check” - Other officers on duty will acknowledge your status on duty.

State 0 - Emergency - Immediate assistance required
State 1 - On Duty
State 2 - On Patrol 

State 3 - At Police Station 

State 4 - Going for a break 

State 5 - On Scene 

State 6 - At Hospital

State 7 - Committed but can be deployed

State 8 - Committed and cannot be deployed
State 9 - Custody - With an arrested suspect
State 10 - At Court - Attending Court
State 11 - Going off Duty 

“Refs” - Getting Food/Having a break

“Overheard” - Similar to “Roger that”

“Nick” - A term for a police custody station “I’m at Nick, dealing with a
              prisoner”.
Clocking off - End of Shift
ASB - Anti Social Behaviour
ARV - Armed Response Vehicle
CRO - Criminal Record
NPAS - National Police Air Service (Helicopter)
OIC - Officer in Charge 

POLAC - Police Accident

RTC - Road Traffic Collision 

SIO - Senior Investigating Officer
WOA - Words of Advice

Section 1

Stop and search powers - people & vehicles if you have reasonable ground for suspecting a crime

Section 8 

Search warrants - must be to seize evidence (indictable offences only - must be an imprisonable offence)

Section 12 

Must make records of searches conducted & reports of seized items etc - should detail object of search, grounds, date & time, place it was made, property owner notified, identify OIC

Section 13

Duty to inform individuals of rights during detention - (NOW Caution, must be said at scene then repeated in custody) Anything said not under caution cannot be used in evidence. 

Section 17 

Power to enter a property without a warrant in order to effect an arrest for an indictable offence or to preserve life

Section 23
Misuse of Drugs Act Warrant would be needed as a search warrant if drugs are involved (grants extra permissions in relation to drug searching)

Section 46a
Power to arrest without warrant if bail is breached (extension of bail must be granted by high authority in police.. minimum Insp, preferably a "duty officer" of Supt, Chief Supt level)

Section 54
Power to search an arrested person in the custody suite for officer safety reasons as well as members of the public entering the police station

Section 60 

Stop and Search without reasonable suspicion if violence is anticipated. I.e if an increase in knife crime, the chief can activate Section 60 which will allow officers to "turn over" anyone who within a set period of time granted to search for weapons off any person due to increase in crime.

Specific Stop search powers for certain offences

Section 117
Power to use reasonable force if necessary in the execution of a PACE power. 

Other appropriate powers:

Firearms Act 1968 S47- People & Vehicles reasonable suspicion

Misuse of Drugs 1971, S23 - person & vehicles

 Common Law Offences:

Murder - must have intent to kill or GBH

Manslaughter - Recklessness to kill - voluntary or involuntary 

False Imprisonment

Kidnapping

Permitting an escape

Escape from lawful custody without force

Offences Against Persons Act 1861:

Section 16 - Threats to kill

Section 18 - wounding with intent (intended GBH)

Section 20 - Unlawful Wounding (Non intended GBH - a crime is classed as GBH if the injury breaks two layers of skin i.e. there is blood)

S38 - Assault with intent to resist arrest 

Section 47 - Assault occasioning ABH (bruising, etc)

Misuse of Drugs Act 1971:

S5(1) - Simple possession  (personal use)

S5(2) - Possession of Class A 

S5(3) - PWITS - must prove intent to supply

S4(2)(a) - Production of a controlled drug 

S4(2)(b) - Being concerned in production of controlled drug

S4(3)(a) - Supplying a controlled drug or offering to supply - drug deal in progress where handover is seen or a post on birdie with identifiable person

S4(3)(b) - Concerned in supply of drugs

S6(2) - Cannabis Cultivation 

S8(a) - Permitting premises to be used for producing

S8(b) - Permitting premises to be used for supplying

S8(d) - Permitting premises to be used for smoking cannabis

S9(a) - Smoking of using prepared opium 

S9(c) -Possessing pipes or other utensils in connection with the preparation of smoking opium  (needles etc)

Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
S50` - Importation of a controlled drug

Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

S327 - Concealing criminal property 

S329 - Acquisition, use or possession of criminal property 

S330 - 332 - Failure to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering

Weapon specific offences

S1(1) Restriction of offence weapons act 1959 - Manufacture, sell or hire dangerous weapons

S141 Criminal Justice Act 1988 Manufacture, sell, hire or offer for sale/hire or has in his possession for the purposes of sale/hire or lends to another person a weapon

S1 Prevention of Crime Act 1953 - Possession of offensive weapon in a public place

S139 Criminal Justice Act - Possession of bladed article in public place 

S1 Knives Act 1997 - Unlawful marketing of knives

Road Traffic Act 1988

S1- Causing death by dangerous driving

S2 - Dangerous Driving 

S3 - Careless or inconsiderate driving

Theft Act 1968

S1 - Theft (mainly petty shop theft)

S8(1) - Robbery

S8(2) - Assault with weapon with intent to rob

S9(3)(a) - Burglary (domestic)

S9(3)(b) - Burglary (non domestic)

S10 - Aggravated Burglary 

S12A - Aggravated TWOC

S22 - Handling stolen goods 

S25 - Going equipped to steal

Miscellaneous 

Criminal Damage Act 1971 S1(2) - Aggravated Criminal Damage
S3 - possessing anything with intent to destroy or damage property

Criminal Justice Act 1988
S93 - Acquiring, possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct 

Prison Act 1952
Assisting Prisoners to escape 

Criminal Law Act 1977
S51 - Bomb Hoax

Public Order Act 1986
S1 - Riot
S2 - violent disorder 

S89 Police Act 1996
Assault a police officer in the execution of their duty

S1 Emergency Workers Act 2018

Assault on Emergency WorkersSection 1

Stop and search powers - people & vehicles if you have reasonable ground for suspecting a crime

Section 8 

Search warrants - must be to seize evidence (indictable offences only - must be an imprisonable offence)

Section 12 

Must make records of searches conducted & reports of seized items etc - should detail object of search, grounds, date & time, place it was made, property owner notified, identify OIC

Section 13

Duty to inform individuals of rights during detention - (NOW Caution, must be said at scene then repeated in custody) Anything said not under caution cannot be used in evidence. 

Section 17 

Power to enter a property without a warrant in order to effect an arrest for an indictable offence or to preserve life

Section 23
Misuse of Drugs Act Warrant would be needed as a search warrant if drugs are involved (grants extra permissions in relation to drug searching)

Section 46a
Power to arrest without warrant if bail is breached (extension of bail must be granted by high authority in police.. minimum Insp, preferably a "duty officer" of Supt, Chief Supt level)

Section 54
Power to search an arrested person in the custody suite for officer safety reasons as well as members of the public entering the police station

Section 60 

Stop and Search without reasonable suspicion if violence is anticipated. I.e if an increase in knife crime, the chief can activate Section 60 which will allow officers to "turn over" anyone who within a set period of time granted to search for weapons off any person due to increase in crime.

Specific Stop search powers for certain offences

Section 117
Power to use reasonable force if necessary in the execution of a PACE power. 

Other appropriate powers:

Firearms Act 1968 S47- People & Vehicles reasonable suspicion

Misuse of Drugs 1971, S23 - person & vehicles