Operational partnerships - Roads policing policy (R01)

1. Summary of changes

1.1 The following changes have been made to the policy in March 2022:

• this policy has been fully reviewed. No changes to content have been made

2. What this policy is about

2.1 This is an overarching policy intended to provide staff with appropriate guidance when dealing with a number of key procedures within the roads policing environment.

Compliance with this policy and any linked procedures is mandatory.

3. Statement of policy

3.1 In order to support the Kent Police mission, vision and values it is important that officers and staff are provided with the correct guidance to effectively police the county's roads. Enabling them to educate the public and where required, enforce legislation thereby protecting the public from serious harm.

3.2. The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 places a duty upon specified authorities (which includes the police) to ensure that their functions are discharged having due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism. The contact which all officers and staff have with members of the public provides them with opportunities to identify concerns and trigger the appropriate Prevent response to ensure their protection. It is essential that officers and staff understand the issues of radicalisation, are able to identify why people may be vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism as a consequence of it and how to obtain support for people who may be being exploited by radicalising influences (details are contained within the Prevent Duty and the Channel Duty). This policy has been reviewed and assessed that the CTSA duties could be relevant. 

4. Implications of policy

4.1 Finance/staffing/training/other

• finance - this policy contains seven procedures. Each requires the provision of equipment to enable it to be carried out. For example, approved breath test devices/vehicles suitable for road incident management (RIM)
• staffing - each procedure will have staffing implications. For example, the deployment of staff on the county's Commercial Vehicle Unit 
• training - staff will also require training for use of equipment whether speed enforcement/prohibition of vehicles, etc.

4.2 Risk assessments

This policy has been assessed as medium risk.

4.3. Equality Impact Assessment (EIA)

An EIA has been carried out and shows the proposals in this policy would have no potential or actual differential impact on grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, transgender, disability, age, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

5. Consultation

5.1 Took place in 2013 with representation from constable to chief inspector rank. 

5.2 Corporate consultation took place with representation from:

• Finance
• Human Resources
• IT Security
• Health and Safety
• Legal
• Estates
• Freedom of Information

6. Monitoring and review

6.1. This policy will be monitored every two years with the next review taking place in March 2024.

7. Other source documents

None listed.

8. Security

8.1 Kent Police have measures in place to protect the security of your data in accordance with our Information Management policy.

9. Retention and disposal of records

9.1. Kent Police will hold data in accordance with our Records Review, Retention and Disposal policy.