Home Office Police Buildings Design Guide
Document history partially supersedes police buildings design guide 1994.
Home office police buildings design guide. Police buildings by providing well informed impartial expert advice. Document history partially superseded by police buildings design guide custody. It is informed by the human rights act 1998 and its references to the european convention on human rights and also by the health and safety at work etc act 1974. Today open plan is the dominant office layout with 62 of british professionals currently working in this arrangement.
Basic standards and criteria for facilities are outlined in the home office police custody buildings design guide. Home office moj and a range of other departments and agencies cluster assumed responsibility for home office police custody design guide senior clinical forensic charge nurse jessica davidson ownership of the guide published 2011 revised 2014 edition but in draft. The home office. Publisher information home office.
Sets basic criteria and standards for custody suites looking at building construction mechanical and electrical services technology fire safety health and safety maintenance and security. The landscape development should be integrated with any strong landscape. The design of police custody facilities is influenced by legislation and a number of key documents. Police building design guide section 12 september 2007 general office accommodation 12 1 1 open plan office.
Advice and a suggested inspection and maintenance regime for custody suites are contained in the home office police buildings design guide hopbdg which can be obtained from the home office technical standards unit corporate services 1st floor peel building 2 marsham street london sw1p 4df. Version 2 reissued with amendments 2008. The ministry of justice is drawing up a new design guide for police custody centres the blue light estates development conference has heard. Police buildings design guide publication year 1994 document status caution.
National policing plan 2005 2008. 1 1 effective policing needs excellent buildings 2 1 2 good police buildings 2 1 3 getting the project right 4 2 the operational importance of good design 6 2 1 who this guide is for 6 2 2 the main messages 6 2 3 difficulties with the current stock 7 2 4 new building programme an opportunity to rethink design 7 3 getting the project right 8. Police buildings design guide section 7 page 8 of 16 september 2007. This advice is not exclusive it is part of a constructive dialogue between the police their design team and the home office.
Home publication index home office police buildings design guide this document. Tony maggs projects lead for the hampshire isle of wight police crime commissioners office told the delegates that the guide is due to be issued in the spring or summer of 2019.