Tension Indicators Policy PDF

**TENSION INDICATORS POLICY** **TABLE OF DOCUMENT DETAILS** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Title | | +===================================+===================================+ | Reference No...

**TENSION INDICATORS POLICY** **TABLE OF DOCUMENT DETAILS** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Title | | +===================================+===================================+ | Reference No | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Relevant Department or Group | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Ownership | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Document Author | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Approved by | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Approval Date | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Implementation Date | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | To be Reviewed Date | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Last Revised Date by | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Quality Assured by | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Protective Marking | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Linked to other | | | | | | Standing Order | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Relevant Legislation | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pages | | | | | | (including this page) | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ [Introduction](#intro) [Page 03](#PAGE3) [Section 1](#PAGE2) ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- --------------------------- [Definition of significant events](#DEFINITION) [Section 2](#DEFINITION) [Procedure](#PROCEDURE) [Section 3](#PROCEDURE) [Monitoring and Inspection](#MONITORING) [Section 4](#MONITORING) [Significant Events requiring immediate attention](#SIGNIFICANT) [Section 5](#SIGNIFICANT) [Abbreviations and Glossary](#abbreviations) [Section 6](#section6) []{#PAGE2.anchor} **TABLE OF CONTENTS\ **[]{#PAGE3.anchor}**1.** []{#intro.anchor}**Introduction** **1.1 This Standing Order gives guidance to the Sovereign Base Areas Police Service concerning:** - - **2.** []{#DEFINITION.anchor}**Definition of significant events** - Assault on Police - Verbal abuse / increased hostility towards Police - Criminal damage to ([SBAA](#SBAA))/ ([MOD](#MOD)) / Police property - Anti -- police literature/ graffiti - Violent incidents/ gang fights/ gathering of youths - Robberies/ thefts - Marches, demonstrations and trade disputes - Racial/ ethnic incidents - Sensitive/ contentious incidents, significant court cases - Forthcoming events/ operations/ anniversaries - Changes in policing policy - Damage to road/ street signs/ lighting - Feedback from local community authorities - []{#PAGE4.anchor}Feedback from other agencies - Local political issues - Articles in local press/media which may refer to the SBA's - SBA boundary issues - Violent incidents or arrests - SBA Police/ Area Office cases of a contentious nature or cases involving known criminals or activists. []{#PROCEDURE.anchor}**3. Procedure** 3.1 The Respective Divisional Operational Intelligence Units ([OIU](#OIU)) are responsible for gathering, evaluating and disseminating a Divisional tension indicator log of events, which will be forwarded to their respective SMT's for onward submission to the Chief Inspector of HQ Operations who will maintain a force overview of events. 3.2 Divisional Operational Intelligence Officers are responsible for reading daily situation reports, gathering details of any defined significant event that occurred within the Division or neighbouring Districts and maintaining a Divisional log of events which is to be kept and evaluated at the Divisional [OIU](#OIU). 3.3 When details of matters defined as 'Significant Events' are not included in the daily incident and situation report, Response and Departmental Managers should report such an event to the Divisional Intelligence Officer by completing the Operational Intelligence Unit Information Report form. **4.** []{#MONITORING.anchor}**Monitoring and Inspection** 4.1 All Policing Teams and Department Managers are to be notified of any significant forthcoming events which might raise the Tension Indicator, during the daily morning briefings and through the Divisional Briefing Document. The Divisional Operational Intelligence Unit will use the log to assist in the preparation of the monthly Divisional Tension Indicator report for the monthly Divisional Performance Review. []{#PAGE5.anchor}**5.** []{#SIGNIFICANT.anchor}**Significant events requiring immediate attention** 5.1 Any information of a forthcoming significant event, occurring either within the area of our jurisdiction or neighbouring districts, should be reported immediately to the Duty Officer. Appropriate immediate action should be taken according to the Passage of Information, Standing Order [OP 21]. []{#section6.anchor}**6.** []{#abbreviations.anchor}**Abbreviations and glossary** []{#SBAA.anchor}***SBAA:** Sovereign Base Areas Administration* []{#MOD.anchor}***MOD**: Ministry of Defence* []{#OIU.anchor}***OIU:** Operational intelligence Unit*