General Policing Duties

Question 1

Alcohol

Answer 1

Spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other fermented, distilled or spiritous liquor

But does not include alcohol which is a strength of 0.5% or less at the time of its sale

Question 2

Ammunition

Answer 2

Any ammunition for any firearm and includes;

grenades, bombs and other like missiles;

whether capable of use with a firearm or not

Question 3

Controlled Container

Answer 3

Any container of any description which is or was capable
of holding any liquid

and is made from material which, if the container were to be thrown or propelled at a person, could cause injury to that person

Question 4

Domestic Abuse

Answer 4

Any form of physical, sexual, psychological or financial
abuse which might amount to criminal conduct

and which takes place within the
context of a relationship. The relationship will be between partners (married, cohabiting, civil partnership or otherwise) or ex-partners.

The abuse can be
committed in the home or elsewhere including online

Question 5

Firearms

Answer 5

A lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged

and includes any ‘prohibited weapon’, whether lethal barrelled or not, any ‘component part’ of such a lethal
or prohibited weapon

or any ‘accessory’ of such weapons which are designed
or adapted to diminish the sound or flash caused by firing the weapon

Question 6

Missing Person

Answer 6

Anyone whose whereabouts is unknown and;
circumstances are out of character or

the context suggests the person may be subject to crime or the person is at risk of harm to themselves or others

Question 7

Mobbing & Rioting

Answer 7

A mob is a group of person acting together for a
common illegal purpose to the alarm of the lieges and in breach of the peace.

It is a crime at common law to form part of a mob

Question 8

Occupational Rights

Answer 8

The right, if in occupation, to continue to occupy the
matrimonial home.

If not in occupation, a right to enter into and occupy the matrimonial home, and in either case the right to do so together with any child of the family

Question 9

Period of a Designated Sporting Event

Answer 9

A period which commences 2 hours before the start, or advertised start and is concluded 1 hour after the event

Question 10

Reckless Discharge

Answer 10

A crime at common law

for any person to recklessly discharge a firearm, whether or not actual injury is caused

Question 11

Relevant Area (of a sports ground)

Answer 11

Any part of the ground to which spectators are granted access on payment or from which the event can be viewed directly.