Inspectors' Statutory Responsibilities

PROGRAMME(S):

  • Core Leadership Development Programme

Who Should Attend?

Inspectors' Statutory Responsibilities is aimed at all inspectors. It may also be suitable for sergeants under active development for the role of inspector.

Course / Module entry requirements

Completion of the CLDP Being a Leader module or similar learning is a suggested pre-requisite to undertaking this module.

This module is available in Workbook or e-Workbook and Workshop format for licensed forces. For further details please contact your force training department.

Dates and Venues

As per requirements of customer

Course / Module duration

5 - 9 hours self-directed learning. This may be followed by a 2 day in-force Inspectors' Statutory Responsibilities Workshop for those with an identified training need.

Methods of delivery

This module will be delivered through a combination of a Workbook or e-Workbook with an additional Workshop for those with an identified learning need.

Assessment process / accreditation details

Not applicable.

Additional Information

To participate on this module, please contact your force training department in the first instance. For licensing and contents enquiries, please contact the CLDP team.

For bookings and enquiries, please contact

Tel: +44 (0)1256 602488
Email: cldp_team@npia.pnn.police.uk

Cost to HO Forces

There is no direct charge for participants from licensed funded forces.

Cost to non HO Forces

Non-Home Office funded and other forces/organisations will be charged as laid out in the licensing agreement on a force-by-force basis.

Overview

This focus of Inspectors' Statutory Responsibilities is the key legislation underpinning police procedures and what this means in terms of the statutory responsibilities of inspectors.

Aims

There are two main areas:

  • The Police and Criminal Evidence (PACE) Act 1984 in relation to the rights of detained persons, searches, reviews before charge, identification and complaints against the police
  • Other legislation in relation to surveillance, powers to stop and search, Independent custody visiting and child protection.

Objectives

Inspectors' Statutory Responsibilities will assist learners to:

  • Detail key responsibilities arising from PACE in relation a detained person's rights to legal advice and to communicate with others
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from PACE in relation to authorising the searching of premises after arrest
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from PACE in relation to search warrants
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from PACE in relation to review of a person's detention before charge
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from PACE in relation to identification
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from PACE in relation to complaints resulting from detention
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in relation to surveillance
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in relation to powers to stop and search
  • Outline the Home Office guidelines for independent custody visiting as required by the Police Reform Act 2002
  • Detail key responsibilities arising from the Children Act 1989 in relation to child protection.

This module links to:

  • ICF activity 249; NOS 2G2.