Our policies and procedures

• Body-worn video

  View our certificate of compliance and privacy impact assessment.

• Data protection policy

  Our data protection policy sets out the specific roles and responsibilities our employees have to adhere to when handling personal data.

• Disclosure and Barring Unit procedure

  We work with the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) to build a safer environment for at-risk individuals.

• Domestic abuse procedure

  This procedure enables us to provide a high quality and consistent response to domestic abuse across the force area.

• Domestic violence protection procedure

  If we suspect domestic violence, we can issue the suspect with a protection notice, which can lead to a court granting a protection order

• Illegal drugs overdose response procedure

  We want to allay fears of calling 999 to report illegal drug overdoses.

• Police super-complaints

  View the force response to super-complaints made by designated organisations.

• Charges for information

  Details about our charges for information.

• Community Risk Register

  The Community Risk Register (CRR) enables the community to be better prepared to cope during an emergency and to recover more quickly.

• Complaints procedure

  Details about Customer Services Standards and complaints procedure.

• Data science

  Information on data science and predictive analytics and their use in Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

• Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan

  How we plan to tackle domestic abuse.

• Environment and sustainability

  Our initiatives for reducing waste and protecting the environment.

• Equality and diversity

  Read our equality and diversity reports.

• Ethics Committee

  Find out what our ethics committee does and who is on it.

• Force Management Statement

  View the force management statement.

• Fraud policy

  View our fraud policy which sets out how we deal with reports of fraud.

• Misconduct

  Details of Misconduct hearings.

• Modern slavery and human trafficking statement

  View our modern slavery and human trafficking statement.

• Multi-agency safeguarding arrangements

  Safeguarding arrangements for children in the Somerset area.

• Operation Hay Investigation

  Details and findings of Operation Hay.

• Serving of legal proceedings involving the constabulary

  Details on how to make a legal claim against our constabulary.

• South West Region Police Pensions Board

  The Pensions Regulator (TPR) oversees and regulates the governance and administration of public service pension schemes in the UK.

• Standards of professional behaviour for police officers

  Professional standards expected from police officers at Avon and Somerset Police.

• Standards of professional behaviour for police staff

  Professional standards expected from police staff at Avon and Somerset Police.