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December 2009 The PVH now contains two versions in one, one for desktops and one for mobile devices! You can select which version you wish simply by clicking on the flat screen icon (found to the left of the menu on the mobile device version, or on the mobile phone icon (found in the centre of the front page and beneath the left hand blue menu on the desktop version. Additionally, the top menu on the mobile phone version now remains at the top of the screen when you scroll down each page. On some older devices the menu may also scroll down the page whilst you are scrolling, but will return to the top of the page when you stop doing so. Finally, each device should remember which version you last used on it. If it doesn't, please contact us. South Yorkshire Police become Force number 28 in England and Wales to roll out the Police Visual Handbook across their desktops. The PVH will be going live to the Force in February. New this month: guidance especially useful for custody officers and those issuing cautions, we have added information to all affected Points to Prove pages as to whether a conviction or caution will result in the person not being able to work with children or vulnerable adults, please read the information given carefully as it varies from offence to offence, CPS guidance concerning offending behaviour in children's homes, school bullying, and prosecuting youth motoring offences, Presenting Evidence in Court a best practice guide for student officers, together with a printable aide-memoiré, information about the Criminal Records Bureau. Revised this month: we have introduced seperate pages in our guide to Investigating Crime about Contamination Issues and Exhibit Officers, our guidance on Witness Anonymity Orders (now included as part of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009) has been updated to include the latest CPS guidance, our guidance on the restrictions on working with children and vulnerable adults, the Form PER (prisoner escort report) and it's associated guidance on completion, our guidance on the transfer of reported crimes to other Forces, our brief guide to the disposal of drugs prisoners and the testing of controlled drugs (in simple possession cases), our guidance on youth justice has been updated to include Youth Rehabilitation Orders, we have removed all references to PYOs (Persistent Young Offenders) as this category is no longer used, we have separated our guidance on the lawful use of force and the police use of force, we have added specialist help contact details to our page on dealing with the suicidal, we have added additional information about Warning Signals, reason codes, and disclosure of information on the PNC to our guidance about the PNC, we have added additional information to our guidance concerning the minimum standards of investigation, we have provided guidance to assist you to question a suspect as to whether a mobile phone is stolen. Finally, from 26 January 2010, young people will be eligible for conditional cautions. Also from this date, the file requirements will be changed, with details of the case being submitted to the CPS on a Form MG5. A Form MG14 will only need to be completed prior to the caution being administered. There are significant changes to the guidance which everyone involved in administering conditional cautions should be aware off prior to the above date. Back to top

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The PVH now contains two versions in one, one for desktops and one for mobile devices! You can select which version you wish simply by clicking on the flat screen icon (found to the left of the menu on the mobile device version, or on the mobile phone icon (found in the centre of the front page and beneath the left hand blue menu on the desktop version.

Additionally, the top menu on the mobile phone version now remains at the top of the screen when you scroll down each page. On some older devices the menu may also scroll down the page whilst you are scrolling, but will return to the top of the page when you stop doing so.

Finally, each device should remember which version you last used on it. If it doesn't, please contact us.

South Yorkshire Police become Force number 28 in England and Wales to roll out the Police Visual Handbook across their desktops. The PVH will be going live to the Force in February.

New this month:

guidance especially useful for custody officers and those issuing cautions, we have added information to all affected Points to Prove pages as to whether a conviction or caution will result in the person not being able to work with children or vulnerable adults, please read the information given carefully as it varies from offence to offence,
CPS guidance concerning offending behaviour in children's homes, school bullying, and prosecuting youth motoring offences,
Presenting Evidence in Court a best practice guide for student officers, together with a printable aide-memoiré,
information about the Criminal Records Bureau.

Revised this month:

we have introduced seperate pages in our guide to Investigating Crime about Contamination Issues and Exhibit Officers,
our guidance on Witness Anonymity Orders (now included as part of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009) has been updated to include the latest CPS guidance,
our guidance on the restrictions on working with children and vulnerable adults,
the Form PER (prisoner escort report) and it's associated guidance on completion,
our guidance on the transfer of reported crimes to other Forces,
our brief guide to the disposal of drugs prisoners and the testing of controlled drugs (in simple possession cases),
our guidance on youth justice has been updated to include Youth Rehabilitation Orders,
we have removed all references to PYOs (Persistent Young Offenders) as this category is no longer used,
we have separated our guidance on the lawful use of force and the police use of force,
we have added specialist help contact details to our page on dealing with the suicidal,
we have added additional information about Warning Signals, reason codes, and disclosure of information on the PNC to our guidance about the PNC,
we have added additional information to our guidance concerning the minimum standards of investigation,
we have provided guidance to assist you to question a suspect as to whether a mobile phone is stolen.

Finally, from 26 January 2010, young people will be eligible for conditional cautions. Also from this date, the file requirements will be changed, with details of the case being submitted to the CPS on a Form MG5. A Form MG14 will only need to be completed prior to the caution being administered. There are significant changes to the guidance which everyone involved in administering conditional cautions should be aware off prior to the above date.