Victoria Police Uniform And Appearance Standards

Victoria police policies and procedures are published in the victoria police manual vpm.

Victoria police uniform and appearance standards.

Police members must have regard to the dress and appearance standards detailed. Victoria police manual policy rules professional and ethical standards context purpose the victoria police mission is to provide a safe secure and orderly society by serving the community and the law. In vpmg uniform and appearance. Police officers perform duties that are diverse stimulating.

Must project a favourable image of victoria police as a professional and disciplined organisation must not be extreme or detract from the need to present as employees of a disciplined and professional organisation. The people of victoria rely on police to protect life and property detect and apprehend offenders and help those in need of assistance. The victorian supreme court has recently dismissed a challenge to an amendment to the victoria police manual uniform and appearance standards which was made more restrictive by chief commissioner. Victoria police is committed to continuing application processing in these unprecedented times and we are doing everything we can to make sure that happens.

Our members have a duty to preserve the peace protect life and property prevent offences detect and apprehend offenders and help those in. The vpm sets the behavioural operational and administrative standards for the organisation and is divided in to policy rules which provide mandatory accountabilities and supporting procedures and guidelines. An email sent to staff by chief commissioner ken lay says men must have short tidy hair with no extreme colours.