Tayside Police
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In recognition of the need to raise awareness of the decision-making process and the public interest in the services we provide we will publish details of our policies.

In this class you will find current statements of principles or policy providing guidance and direction to all staff in respect of a specific issue or piece of legislation. Policies establish the expected organisational behaviour in line with organisational objectives leading to a consistent approach to decision making. They set out broad expectations and are the framework from which subsequent procedures flow.

We will also publish our records Retention Policy which underpins our records management information and our selection policy. Click here to view the ACPOS Records Retention guidelines as a PDF.

The following Policies and Equality Impact Assessments are available to download as PDFs. Click on the appropriate link following the Policy title :

Additional Work by Police Officers and Support StaffPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Adoption Leave and Pay - Police OfficersPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Alcohol PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
ANPR - Automatic Number Plate RecognitionPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Anti-Fraud + Corruption StrategyPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Appropriate AdultsPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Attendance ManagementPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Business Continuity ManagementPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Career BreakPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Catering ServicesPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Child Protection PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Community Safety PanelsPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Covert Surveillance IntelligencePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Critical Incident Stress DebriefingPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Deportation Of OffendersPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Disciplinary Procedure For Police StaffPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Divisional Operating ProcedurePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
DNA Sampling + ProfilingPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Domestic Abuse PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Drivers Medicals and Eyesight TestsPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
DrugsPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Drugs, Surveillance and SDEA - Appointment and Tenure PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
E-mail + InternetPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Equal Opportunities PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Family LiaisonPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Firearms - Disposal of Firearms, Shotguns and Offensive Weapons EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Firearms - Police Use OfPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Firearms AdministrationPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Firearms Surrender EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Flexible WorkingPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Freedom Of InformationPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Grievance ProcedurePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Harassment at WorkPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Health and Safety PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
HOLMES 2POLICY FILE (PDF) 
House To House Enquiries EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Media LiaisonPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Meeting RoomsPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Missing PersonsPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
MOE - Method of EntryPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Operational Use of Road Policing Enforcement TechnologyPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Passports - Reporting Lost, Stolen and RecoveredPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Performance Review - Appraisal ReportsPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Place Of ResidencePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Police Authority HousingPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Policy, Strategy + Guidance DocumentsPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Pre-Employment Medical Screening Support StaffPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Prisoner CarePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Records ManagementPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Redeployment of Support StaffPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Regulation 13POLICY FILE (PDF) 
Road Policing UnitPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Road Traffic Accident ReportingPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Sex OffendersPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Smoking PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Special BranchPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Special Constables Policy and ProceduresPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Special LeavePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
SponsorshipPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Staff Development Policy - Further EducationPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Time Off for Staff Association Duties and Activities - Police OfficersPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Time Off for Trades Union Duties and Activities - Support StaffPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Transfer + Posting of Police OfficersPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Translation, Interpretation and Communication Support IssuesPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Transsexual and Gender ReassignmentPOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Vehicle UsePOLICY FILE (PDF) 
Victim Support Referral ProcessPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Wearing of Uniform by Police OfficersPOLICY FILE (PDF)EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Working Time Regulations 1998 (As Amended)POLICY FILE (PDF) 
Youth Justice EQUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PDF)
Youth PolicyPOLICY FILE (PDF) 


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