Document history partially supersedes police buildings design guide 1994.
Home office design guide police buildings. This document builds on that guidance. Police building design guide section 12 september 2007 general office accommodation 12 1 1 open plan office. Today open plan is the dominant office layout with 62 of british professionals currently working in this arrangement. 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.
Decision might be the location of a new police building or major changes to. 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. Visit the post for more. A better police service for the 21.
Police buildings design guide section 7 page 7 of 16 september 2007. Home office police buildings design home office police buildings design home office police buildings design home office police buildings design. In 2005 the home office published the guidance design quality for police buildings to assist all those involved in commissioning new police buildings. Building communities beating crime.
Home office police buildings design guide custody. Document history partially superseded by police buildings design guide custody. Version 2 reissued with amendments 2008. It is aimed at the estate managers the chief constables and the police and crime commissioners pccs and also the local planning authorities.
Policy document july 2009. 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.