Role of a constable Flashcards
What is the police oath?
“I do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that I will well and truly serve the Queen in the office of constable, with fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality, upholding fundamental human rights and according equal respect to all people; and that I will, to the best of my power, cause the peace to be kept and preserved and prevent all offences against people and property; and that while I continue to hold the said office I will to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge all the duties thereof faithfully
according to law”.
The MET comprises of four business groups. What are they?
Front Line Policing, Specialist Operations, MET Operations, and Professionalism
Who are the NPoCC?
National police co-ordination centre. The National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC) is responsible for the mobilisation of police assets, including general policing, operations and crime business areas. This was in response to the large scale riots that occurred in major cities across the UK in 2011.
What is the purpose of The Police Act 1996?
It provides the legal basis for mobilisation of regional and national resources
s.24 TPA 1996
Allows forces in England and Wales to provide aid to each other
s.26 TPA 1996
Enables forces in England and Wales to provide international assistance
s.98 TPA 1996
Allows forces in England and Wales to provide aid to Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland
s.98(4) TPA 1996
Provides for the home secretary to direct chief constables to provide resources in extremis (note: to date this intervention has never been required).
What is ‘tier 1’ mobilisation?
Tier 1 – Local level: a force is responsible for responding to and managing incidents or events that are within its capacity and capability. As part of its planning, a force should assess its capacity and capability to mobilise resources.
What is ‘tier 2’ mobilisation?
Tier 2 – Regional level: Regional Information and Coordination Centre (RICC) is responsible for mobilisation based in nine regions in the UK. To facilitate mobilisation at this tier and support NPoCC (tier 3) and individual forces (tier 1), each region will host and run a RICC. Each RICC has a mandate to communicate and coordinate across its region to identify and deploy mutual aid resources from forces within the region.
What is ‘tier 3’ mobilisation?
Tier 3 – National level: NPoCC is responsible for mobilisation at a national level. NPoCC works with other national coordination centres which have responsibility for mobilising specialist resources. These include, for example, the Counter Terrorism Coordination Centre (CTCC), Police National CBRN Centre and cross border equivalents.
What is JESIP?
Join Emergency Services Interoperability Programme. The Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme (JESIP) has been established to ensure that the ‘blue-light’ services are trained and exercised to work together as effectively as possible in response to a major incident (including fast-moving terrorist scenarios) so that as many lives as possible can be saved
What is an ‘Emergency’?
An event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK, or the security of the UK or of a place in the UK
What is an ‘Critical Incident’?
Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family and / or the community.
What is an ‘Major’ incident?
An event or situation, with a range of serious consequences, which requires special arrangements to be implemented by one or more emergency responder agencies.
