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Latest changes – police driving

Date Category Guidance Changes
Roads policing Police driving

Added sections about Prescribed training and On-call vehicle use.

Roads policing Police driving

Updated the Word document behind the link ‘See explanation of the assessment and calculation method’.

Roads policing Police driving

Paragraph from previous version removed: 'Marked police vehicles, whether being driven in a response mode or at other times, attract public attention and scrutiny. Officers and police staff using unmarked vehicles are expected to conduct themselves in the same professional manner as officers and police staff using a marked vehicle. Use of legal exemptions are an everyday occurrence and, where applied, the driver must be able to readily and proportionately justify their actions in the pursuance of their duty.'

Roads policing Police driving

Whole module updated.

Roads policing Police driving

Link to Governance document removed.

Roads policing Police driving

Update to vehicle categorisation calculations.

Roads policing Police driving

Further information added to provide link to Assessing fitness to drive.

Roads policing Police driving

Removal of link to draft Basic Driver Handbook.

Roads policing Police driving

Updated reference to The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016, and also to change wording under Police Driver Trainers to make it accurate.

Roads policing Police driving

"Training" page retitled "Police driving" and updated.

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