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Home Office circulars

Circulars are official Home Office documents that detail updates on policy and procedures.

They are useful to people who work for, or with, the Home Office or who need to know the latest policy updates.

All circulars since 2003 are stored here; if you need an earlier circular then please contact us.

Ref	Title	Broad subject	Sub category	Issue date
003 / 2010	Drinking Banning Orders (DBOs) on Conviction This Circular Relates to Circular No 013 / 2009 : Drinking Banning Orders (DBOs)	Alcohol related crime	Alcohol related crime	15/03/2010
002 / 2010	30 + PLUS 30 + PLUS Arrangements for the re-employment of certain police officers following retirement.	Police Service	Police Pensions	22/02/2010
001 / 2010	The Police Survivors Support Scheme The Police Survivors Support Scheme (PSSS) is being launched on 8 February 2010. The PSSS is a special discretionary grant established by the Home Office with the intention of broadly providing financial assistance to eligible police adult survivors in England & Wales. We have appointed the trustees of the Police Dependants' Trust ('the PDT'), a leading UK Police charity, to administer the PSSS in England & Wales on a not-for-profit basis.	Police Service	Police Pensions	15/02/2010
021/2009	GBL, 1,4-BD, BZP and related piperazine compounds, a further group of anabolic steroids and 2 non-steroidal agents, synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists and oripavine	Crime and disorder	Drug offences	23/12/2009
020/2009	Amendments to Determinations under the Police Regulations 2009 - Annex F & U This circular publicises amendments to the Secretary of State Determinations under the Police Regulations 2003.	Police Service	Police pay and conditions	13/11/2009