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| Security |
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| Established in 1847
the Belfast Harbour Police (BHP) is one of only six Home Office approved
independent police forces in the United Kingdom. |
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| BHP has full constabulary powers along with special powers granted
through Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ by-laws. The unit consists
of trained uniformed police officers and a CID section who provide
24-hour cover, responding immediately to incidents and requests for
assistance throughout the 2000 acre Harbour Estate. |
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| BHP’s aim is to provide an effective and efficient policing
service for the Belfast Harbour Estate and Port community. |
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| Policing |
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| BHP operates from purpose built facilities in the Port Operations Centre at Milewater
Basin. The Operations Room is equipped with a state of the art CCTV system
giving BHP the capability to monitor and record images from strategically positioned
cameras throughout the Estate including all entrances to and exits from the
Estate. |
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| BHP’s fleet of marked patrol vehicles
are fitted with “Tracker” stolen vehicle detection devices. |
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| A commitment to continually improving on equipment
and techniques coupled with a focus on crime prevention and detection
ensures a safe and secure environment for businesses operating within
the Harbour Estate. |
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| Traffic Management |
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| The Belfast Harbour Estate is serviced by almost 30 kilometers of roads. BHP
maintain the free flow of the thousands of vehicles that travel through the
Estate each day. |
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| Human Rights |
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| BHP, in line with other United Kingdom police forces, adopts a Human Rights based
approach to policing. All BHP Officers receive training in the fundamental
principals and standards of Human Rights and have been issued with a personal
aide-memoire of the Human Rights Act 1998 that highlights the Articles of the
European Convention on Human Rights and considerations relevant to their application. |
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| Equality |
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BHP is fully committed to equality of opportunity in all social and economic
activity regardless of class, religious beliefs, gender, ethnicity or disability.
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