Penalty notices: operational guidance

This page lists guidance that may be useful for police officers and community support officers.

Date: Wed Nov 18 16:55:00 GMT 2009

• Penalty notices for disorder: police operational guidance (PDF file - 537kb)

  Operational guidance issued to forces, in accordance with section 6 of The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, provides guidance about the operation of the PND scheme and sets out the criteria officers should consider before issuing a PND.

• Penalty notices for disorder: supplementary operational guidance for community support officers (PDF file - 84kb)

  This supplement is provided for Community Support Officers (CSOs) and their supervisors.

• Penalty notices for disorder for offences committed by young people aged 16 and 17: supplementary police guidance (PDF file - 26kb)

  Operational guidance issued to police officers on the operation of the PND for young people aged 16-17.

• Police operational guidance: penalty notices for disorder for offences committed by young people aged 10 to 15 (PDF file - 452kb)

  Operational guidance issued to police officers on the operation of the PND for young people aged 10-15 for the purposes of the pilot.

• Supplementary Operational Guidance for Accredited Persons (PDF file - 25kb)

  Supplementary operational guidance for Persons Accredited under the Police Reform Act 2002

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