Common use of Role and Responsibilities of the Police Clause in Contracts

Role and Responsibilities of the Police. 12.1 Staffordshire Police will respond to all reports of a missing person. Every report will be subject to regular review in accordance with College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) to determine the appropriate level of risk and to ensure the investigation is being adequately progressed. 12.2 Whenever a report is made to the police regarding a missing child, the child’s social worker must be contacted who should provide information to the police as part of their ongoing risk assessment. 12.3 The missing person report is then brought to the attention of the duty police inspector based within the control room and/or the control room manager (CRM) so they can either endorse or amend the decision relating to the level of risk and, in turn, determine the urgency of the enquiries to be made. 12.4 An initial risk assessment is undertaken by the police call-taker to determine the appropriate level of response. 12.5 The following set of questions, informed by the National Decision-Making Model (NDMM) are used to define the status of the missing episode: a. What is the specific concern in this instance? b. What has been done so far to trace the person? c. Is this significantly out of character? d. Are there any specific medical needs? e. Are they likely to be subjected to crime? f. Are they likely to be the victim of abuse? g. Are they currently at risk of sexual exploitation? h. Are they likely to attempt suicide? i. Do they pose a danger to other people? j. Is there any other information? 12.6 Children who have gone missing may come to the attention of the police in a variety of ways. Where the police locate a child who they believe may be missing, enquiries based on the child's presenting circumstances, will be made. These should include checks of police database systems i.e. PNC (Police National Computer)/COMPACT (Missing Persons Case Management System) Storm (Command and Control System) and Niche (Record Management System) and enquiries at the child’s home address. 12.7 Staffordshire Police will regularly review the risk assessment of any person reported as missing but if any dispute arises over the level of risk posed to a child, the matter will first be referred to the police Missing Person Investigation Team Leader who will review the report, the current circumstances and the most recent risk assessment. 12.8 The second line of escalation will be the police inspector based within the control room. 12.9 If a missing child has not been reported by parents/carers, this will trigger further enquiries and an assessment by the police and other relevant agencies, in accordance with local safeguarding procedures. 12.10 The relevant local authority will be notified, and information and intelligence gathered from the Prevention Interviews (Safe & Well Checks) and debrief will be recorded onto COMPACT (Missing Persons’ Database).

Role and Responsibilities of the Police. 12.1 Staffordshire Police will respond to all reports of a missing person. Every person and every report will be subject continually assessed to regular review in accordance with College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) identify any threat/risk or vulnerability posed to determine the appropriate level of risk and them, or to ensure the investigation is being adequately progressedothers. 12.2 Whenever a report is made to the police regarding a missing child, the child’s social worker must be contacted who should provide information to the police as part of their ongoing risk assessment. 12.3 The missing person report is then brought to the attention of the duty police inspector based within the control room and/or the control room manager (CRM) so they can either endorse or amend the decision relating to the level of risk and, in turn, determine the urgency of the enquiries to be made. 12.4 An initial risk assessment is undertaken by the police call-taker and used to determine both the categorisation of the incident and the appropriate level of response. 12.5 12.3 A secondary risk assessment is conducted as part of a missing person report, using all information available to determine the level of risk and to inform the extent and urgency of the enquiries to be made. 12.4 The following set of questions, informed by the National Decision-Making Model (NDMM) are used to define the status of the missing episode: a. What is the specific concern in this instance? b. What has been done so far to trace the person? c. Is this significantly out of character? d. Are there any specific medical needs? e. Are they likely to be subjected to crime? f. Are they likely to be the victim of abuse? g. Are they currently at risk of sexual exploitation? h. Are they likely to attempt suicide? i. Do they pose a danger to other people? j. Is there any other information? 12.5 The police will then decide the risk level to be assigned to the case, i.e. whether it is a high, medium, low, or no apparent risk. 12.6 Children who have gone missing may come to the attention of the police in a variety of ways. Where the police locate a child who they believe may be missing, enquiries based on the child's presenting circumstances, will be made. These should include checks of police database systems i.e. PNC (Police National Computer)/COMPACT (Missing Persons Case Management System) Storm (Command and Control System) and Niche (Record Management System) PNC/COMPACT/Storm, and enquiries at the child’s home address. 12.7 Staffordshire Police will regularly review the continually risk assessment of assess any person reported as missing but if any dispute arises over the level of or risk posed to a child, the matter will first be referred to the police Missing Person Investigation Team Leader control room manager who will review the report, the current circumstances decision and the most recent risk assessmentassessment completed. 12.8 The second line of escalation will be to the police inspector based within the control roomLocal Policing Team (LPT) Sergeant. 12.9 If a missing child has not been reported by parents/carers, this will trigger further enquiries and an assessment by the police and other relevant agencies, in accordance with local safeguarding procedures. 12.10 The relevant local authority will be notified, and information and intelligence gathered from the Prevention Interviews (Safe & Well Checks) and debrief will be recorded onto COMPACT (Missing Persons’ Database). 12.11 Every missing episode will also be reviewed by the Missing Person Coordinators and Local Policing Team (LPT) Vulnerability Hubs for further information to be shared with partners. The role of the MPC Coordinator is important for ensuring that there is an effective response to the challenges of dealing with missing people. The role should be focused on problem solving and responsibilities should include: • Identification of safeguarding priorities • Collating and sharing information to aid in the identification of risk (at an individual level and in relation to preventative work) • Establishing and maintaining multi agency partnerships • Promoting multi agency protocols • Assisting in the independent oversight of cases • Escalating safety and risk critical information that may be pertinent to an investigation • Recognising and highlighting trends, repeat missing individuals and regular addresses, to inform a coordinated and intelligence led response from all partner agencies.

Role and Responsibilities of the Police. 12.1 Staffordshire Police will respond to all reports of a missing person. Every report will be subject to regular review in accordance with College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) to determine the appropriate level of risk and to ensure the investigation is being adequately progressed. 12.2 Whenever a report is made to the police regarding a missing child, the child’s social worker must be contacted who should provide information to the police as part of their ongoing risk assessment. 12.3 The missing person report is then brought to the attention of the duty police inspector based within the control room and/or the control room manager (CRM) so they can either endorse or amend the decision relating to the level of risk and, in turn, determine the urgency of the enquiries to be made. 12.4 An initial risk assessment is undertaken by the police call-taker to determine the appropriate level of response. 12.5 The following set of questions, informed by the National Decision-Making Model (NDMM) are used to define the status of the missing episode: a. What is the specific concern in this instance? b. What has been done so far to trace the person? c. Is this significantly out of character? d. Are there any specific medical needs? e. Are they likely to be subjected to crime? f. Are they likely to be the victim of abuse? g. Are they currently at risk of sexual exploitation? h. Are they likely to attempt suicide? i. Do they pose a danger to other people? j. Is there any other information? 12.6 Children who have gone missing may come to the attention of the police in a variety of ways. Where the police locate a child who they believe may be missing, enquiries based on the child's presenting circumstances, will be made. These should include checks of police database systems i.e. PNC (Police National Computer)/COMPACT (Missing Persons Case Management System) Storm (Command and Control System) and Niche (Record Management System) and enquiries at the child’s home address. 12.7 Staffordshire Police will regularly review the risk assessment of any person reported as missing but if any dispute arises over the level of risk posed to a child, the matter will first be referred to the police Missing Person Investigation Team Leader who will review the report, the current circumstances and the most recent risk assessment. 12.8 The second line of escalation will be the police inspector based within the control room. 12.9 If a missing child has not been reported by parents/carers, this will trigger further enquiries and an assessment by the police and other relevant agencies, in accordance with local safeguarding procedures. 12.10 The relevant local authority will be notified, and information and intelligence gathered from the Prevention Interviews (Safe & Well Checks) and debrief will be recorded onto COMPACT (Missing Persons’ Database).

Role and Responsibilities of the Police. 12.1 Staffordshire Police will respond to all reports of a missing person. Every person and every report will be subject continually assessed to regular review in accordance with College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) identify any threat/risk or vulnerability posed to determine the appropriate level of risk and them, or to ensure the investigation is being adequately progressedothers. 12.2 Whenever a report is made to the police regarding a missing child, the child’s social worker must be contacted who should provide information to the police as part of their ongoing risk assessment. 12.3 The missing person report is then brought to the attention of the duty police inspector based within the control room and/or the control room manager (CRM) so they can either endorse or amend the decision relating to the level of risk and, in turn, determine the urgency of the enquiries to be made. 12.4 An initial risk assessment is undertaken by the police call-taker and used to determine both the categorisation of the incident and the appropriate level of response. 12.5 12.3 A secondary risk assessment is conducted as part of a missing person report, using all information available to determine the level of risk and to inform the extent and urgency of the enquiries to be made. 12.4 The following set of questions, informed by the National Decision-Making Model (NDMM) are used to define the status of the missing episode: a. What is the specific concern in this instance? b. What has been done so far to trace the person? c. Is this significantly out of character? d. Are there any specific medical needs? e. Are they likely to be subjected to crime? f. Are they likely to be the victim of abuse? g. Are they currently at risk of sexual exploitation? h. Are they likely to attempt suicide? i. Do they pose a danger to other people? j. Is there any other information? 12.5 The police will then decide the risk level to be assigned to the case, i.e. whether it is a high, medium or low. 12.6 Children who have gone missing may come to the attention of the police in a variety of ways. Where the police locate a child who they believe may be missing, enquiries based on the child's presenting circumstances, will be made. These should include checks of police database systems i.e. PNC (Police National Computer)/COMPACT (Missing Persons Case Management System) Storm (Command and Control System) and Niche (Record Management System) PNC/COMPACT/Storm, and enquiries at the child’s home address. 12.7 Staffordshire Police will regularly review the continually risk assessment of assess any person reported as missing but if any dispute arises over the level of or risk posed to a child, the matter will first be referred to the police Missing Person Investigation Team Leader control room manager or force duty officer (FDO) who will review the report, the current circumstances decision and the most recent risk assessmentassessment completed. 12.8 The second line of escalation will be to the police inspector based within response Inspectors and the control roomNeighbourhood Policing Team Commander (NPT). 12.9 If a missing child has not been reported by parents/carers, this will trigger further enquiries and an assessment by the police and other relevant agencies, in accordance with local safeguarding procedures. 12.10 The relevant local authority will be notified, notified and information and intelligence gathered from the Prevention Interviews (Safe & Well Checks) and debrief will be recorded onto COMPACT (Missing Persons’ Database).