Surrey Police

“We have worked closely with the Home Office and the British Medical Association to ensure there are strong controls in place in relation to an applicant's medical suitability which is one element of the application process that the police consider when deciding if an applicant can hold a firearms or shotgun certificate. An applicant is required to declare all relevant medical conditions upon applying and they must provide details of their GP. A proforma is then completed by their GP or an independent”

“We will update our own guidance to reflect that this potential gap exists if external prescribers are not sharing information, or have not been supplied by the patient with information that would be relevant”

“We are also introducing a new FEO Report Form for national use which will require more comprehensive detailing of enquiries undertaken, information received (from in person interviews, police systems and wider investigations deemed appropriate on each individual application) and the rationale for their view on suitability.”

“I will ensure that appropriate actions are identified and completed to ensure that any communications of this nature are promptly escalated in the future.”

“The NPCC/CoP Domestic Homicide Project started at the beginning of COVID. The first 12 month report reports on all domestic homicides between - March 2020 - March 2021.”

“Surrey County Council is actively assisting with and contributing to that review from a Children's Services perspective”

“The Force has agreed to provide training and refreshed guidance for any officer/staff member who is assigned as Welfare Officer (previously referred to as Wellbeing and Support Officers). Surrey Police's Learning and Development Department are in the process of creating a short video which will fully explain the Welfare Officer (WO) role which all WOs, on being assigned the role, will watch as part of a full guidance package. This package will include revised Welfare Officer [name redacted] documentation”

“The Force's Missing Person Policy (MPP) is currently under review. The existing MPP, a policy jointly produced with NHS partners, is a comprehensive document setting out the way in which risk can be assessed and appropriate levels of responsibility: e the risk assessment process to identify whether people missing from mental health and medical care establishments should be categorised as being low, medium or high risk as identified by certain criteria; and e the responsibility for identified enq”

“Action is required to ensure that all force control operators and those likely to deal with a police pursuit are sufficiently trained and/or re-trained so that they understand their responsibilities, powers and obligations under force policy when dealing with a pursuit.”

“Action is required to ensure that there is an efficient and effective notification system (beyond the current practice of shouting) for controllers to notify supervisors and/or other members of Force Control Room ("FCR") staff that a pursuit has commenced”

“Action is required to ensure that a minimum of two persons are monitoring the Force Desk at all times so as to allow effective dealing with any pursuits that might arise.”