Police Jargon: S - Sierra

SAR: Search and Rescue
SAYE: Save As You Earn
SB: Special Branch
SC: Special Constable
SD: Sudden Death
SDO: Station Duty Officer
SDO: Sub Divisional Officer
SGLR: Senior Government Liaison Representative
Sgt: Sergeant
SI: Statutory Instrument (Relates to Act of Parliament)
SIM: Mobile phone card
SIO: Senior Investigating Officer
Silver Command: Term used to describe Police Officer/team identified to plan the tactics to be used when dealing with a major incident or operation, in line with overall strategy decided by Gold Command. Usually located near the scene of the incident and generally of the rank of Inspector or above.
SITREP: Situation report
SLA: Service Level Agreement
SLP: Self Loading Pistol
SMART: Model used for Action/Strategy Planning. (S=Specific, M=Measurable, A=Achievable, R=Realistic, T=Timescales)
SMP: Statutory Maternity Pay
SOAP: Serving Officer Assistance Package - a software application which contains details of an officer's duty rota, tasks etc.
SOCO: Scenes of Crime Officer
SOP: Standard Operating Procedures
Special Priority Payments: New payments for police officers introduced under the Police Reform Act, aimed at rewarding those officers with particularly demanding front line duties.
Speed Safety Camera Partnerships: Joint initiatives with local authorities aimed at reducing numbers of accidents by reducing speed. Monies received through the scheme which are over and above costs incurred, must be returned to the Treasury.
SPOC: Single Point of Contact
SS: Support Staff
SSU: Scientific Support Unit
Statement of Common Purpose: Declaration signed by Police Officers on joining Police Service
Stinger: Flexible frame of sharp hollow metal spikes which can be thrown across road to stop a vehicle which is being pursued by a Police patrol car.
Stop/Check: Process of stopping motor vehicles to check for driving or criminal offences, including drugs, stolen property, vehicle defects, driving documents etc.
STORM: System Tasking Operational Resource Management (Force computerised Command and Control System)
Subsistence: Expenses/Allowances paid to Police Officers/Support Staff when undertaking duties/training other than their normal day to day work.
Superintendents' Association: Staff Association for Superintendents/Chief Superintendents
Supt: Superintendent