Guidance and regulation

Requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects not related to terrorism in police custody.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 December 2023

• PACE Code C 2023 (accessible)

  Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) – Code C Revised Code of…

The calculator allows police officers to see an illustration of their projected pension benefits.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 2 February 2021

Consolidated guidance on firearms legislation.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 13 April 2023

• Guide on firearms licensing law (accessible version)

  November 2022 Chapter 1: An overview – frequently asked questions about…

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• From: Defence and Security Accelerator
• Updated: 7 May 2024

Code of practice for the exercise by police of statutory powers to identify persons.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Requirements for the detention, treatment and questioning of suspects not related to terrorism in police custody.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Information on how to get firearms licensing, manage weapons for a shooting club or get a museum licence.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 October 2023

Code of practice for the exercise by police of statutory powers of entry, search and seizure.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Code of practice for statutory powers of stop and search and requirements to record public encounters by police officers and staff.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 20 December 2023

Codes of practice on audio recording interviews with suspects and on visual recording with sound of interviews with suspects.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 25 February 2022

Code C of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) provides guidance on your rights when attending a police interview voluntarily.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 1 December 2018

Guidance to help police chiefs carry out checks when assessing someone's suitability to own firearms or become a registered firearms dealer.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 14 February 2023

This is a member’s guide for the police pensions scheme 2015.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 10 November 2017

The aim of the national standard for incident recording (NSIR) counting rules is that all incidents are recorded in a consistent manner.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 11 April 2011

Guidance for practitioners involved in the recovery of evidential fingermarks.

• From: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and 1 others
• Updated: 12 March 2024

Sets out considerations that apply to the exercise of powers of entry.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 4 March 2015

This is the latest version of the police pension scheme 1987 members’ guide.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 8 November 2017

Guidance for NHS hospitals and independent hospitals (providing NHS-funded care) in England about how to comply with the requirements of the act.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 7 December 2021

This is a new version of the police misconduct guidance - use this for cases after 1 February 2020.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 5 February 2020

What police need to do under the Stalking Protection Act, which introduced stalking protection orders.

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 10 May 2024