Document Control 

Change log since 04/08/2022

• 04/08/2022 Updated general information

• 26/10/2022 New section added: Equipment

• 26/10/2022 Section 5: reformed and reworked, much added

• 26/10/2022 Use of Force: added section C

• 26/10/2022 Section 4: Added SOP for Road Traffic Collisions (RTC)

• 27/10/2022 Updated PLPD Rank Structure 

• 07/11/2022 Updated PLPD Organisation Structure

• 08/11/2022 QoL changes

• 08/11/2022 Added 3d) Radio Protocol

• 08/11/2022 Updated Section 6: Added to include conduct in the Police Department's Discord.

• 26/11/2022 Updated org chart

• 28/11/2022 Example added to stacking charges and been more detailed in explanation of the power to go over max punishment

• 23/04/2023 Typo correction

• 31/05/2023 Clarification of confiscation policy

• 06/06/2023 Org chart changes

• 30/07/2023 Section 5: Added new SOP for 5a) Emergency Response

• 06/08/2023 Updated road spikes description to allow their use pre-emptively in certain circumstances

• 12/08/2023 Updated Police Complaints section with outdated text (Administrative Services to Professional Standards)

• 12/08/2023 Added Rank Statistics to first page

• 30/10/2023 Added new table for new callsigns on Section 3 Communications

• 08/11/2023 Finished Equipment page with images

• 09/11/2023 Finished the Magazine Sizes and added the Kia Ceed to Vehicles List

• 13/11/2023 Updating Callsigns

• 16/11/2023 BMW M5 & SL65 rank fix

• 16/11/2023 Firearms page now has images

• 04/02/2024 Fix rank structure page

• 25/03/2024 Redone 7b) Submitting a Police Complaint for new PLPD2

• 30/03/2024 Redone PLPD Organisation Structure

• 01/04/2024 Updated 4e) Confiscation to include dead people's items

• 03/04/2024 Reorganised Section 4 SOPs, added 4h) Warrants & Remarks

• 12/04/2024 Updated 4g) Hostage Negotiation to affirm that deals can be made in the absence of a supervisor

• 04/06/2024 Added Unmarked Ford Crown Victoria and Unmarked Dodge Charger 2012 to Vehicles List

• 06/06/2024 Updated Equipment list to include Patrol Corporals & above for the wheel clamp and speed camera

• 30/07/2024 Adding new paragraph to UoF

• 08/08/2024 Update DCoD description

• 17/08/2024 Updated Callsigns for Chiefs of Department (CO1/CO2)

• 20/08/2024 Transferred over Microphone Usage policy into the handbook (Section 3f) Microphone Usage)

• 04/10/2024 Moved over a lot of Office of Operation Services Policies into the Handbook under new Section 9 - General Policies

• 16/10/2024 New Advisory Board Policy under General Policies

• 29/10/2024 Added Observation Reports Guideline Policy Button to 9(i) Observation Reports Page

• 21/11/2024 Changed General Policies Overview Page to Buttons instead of just hyperlinked text (As well as added Previous & Next Buttons to these pages)

• 09/02/2025 New Misuse of the IA Complaints under General Policies

• 15/08/2025 PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS 5.4 Changed