NPPF Step 2 · Sergeants & Inspectors Edition

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A complete set of notes for the NPPF Step 2 legal exam, organised in four parts: Crime, Evidence & Procedure, Roads Policing and General Police Duties. Written for officers who don't have time to write their own notes, or need somewhere to start.

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Writing notes for the whole NPPF syllabus takes weeks. These notes do that part for you, so your time goes on learning the law rather than summarising it.

Each topic is written in plain English, with the key points, worked examples and the areas where candidates commonly go wrong.

Use them to revise for the police promotion exam for sergeants or inspectors: the NPPF Step Two legal exam, which replaced OSPRE Part I. If you are sitting a 2027 exam, use them alongside the 2027 edition of the Blackstone's Police Manuals, which the exam is based on. See the sergeants' exam guide, how to pass the sergeants' exam, the inspectors' exam guide and the 2027 exam dates.

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Each numbered topic gives a summary, key points and a worked example.

Priorities

Gold, Silver and Bronze tags

Topics tagged by how many marks they have generally carried in recent sittings.

Exam traps

Common mistakes highlighted

Highlighted boxes on the areas that most often catch candidates out.

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Questions at the end of each part

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Every topic in the notes on two printable pages, ranked by how many marks it has generally carried across recent NPPF sittings.

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Crime

  • Misuse of DrugsHigh
  • Non-Fatal Offences Against the PersonHigh
  • Sexual OffencesHigh
  • Child ProtectionHigh
  • Theft and Related OffencesHigh
  • Criminal DamageHigh
  • Mens Rea (State of Mind)Medium
  • Actus Reus (Criminal Conduct)Medium
  • Incomplete OffencesMedium
  • General DefencesMedium
  • Firearms and Gun CrimeMedium
  • Racial and Religiously Aggravated OffencesMedium
  • FraudMedium
  • HomicideLower
  • Miscellaneous Offences Against the Person and Deprivation of LibertyLower
  • Offences Against the Administration of Justice and Public InterestLower

Evidence & Procedure

  • Release of Persons ArrestedHigh
  • Detention and Treatment of Persons by Police Officers (PACE Code C)High
  • Instituting Criminal ProceedingsMedium
  • Court Procedure and WitnessesMedium
  • Exclusion of Admissible EvidenceMedium
  • Disclosure of EvidenceMedium
  • Identification (PACE Code D)Medium
  • Interviews (PACE Codes C, E and F)Medium
  • Youth Justice, Crime and DisorderLowest

Roads Policing

  • Offences Involving Standards of DrivingHigh
  • Drink, Drugs and DrivingMedium
  • Key Police PowersLower
  • Definitions and PrinciplesLowest
  • Reportable AccidentsLowest
  • InsuranceLowest
  • Legislation for the Protection of Road UsersLowest
  • Construction and UseLowest
  • Driver LicensingLowest
  • Notices of Intended ProsecutionLowest
  • Forgery and Falsification of DocumentsLowest

General Police Duties

  • Entry, Search and SeizureHigh
  • Powers of ArrestHigh
  • Public Order, Processions and AssembliesHigh
  • WeaponsHigh
  • Stop and SearchMedium
  • Hatred and Harassment OffencesMedium
  • Complaints and MisconductLower
  • Unsatisfactory Performance and AttendanceLower
  • Offences Involving CommunicationsLower
  • Terrorism and Associated OffencesLower
  • Sporting EventsLower
  • Protection of People Suffering from Mental DisordersLower
  • Offences Relating to Land and PremisesLower
  • Licensing and Offences Related to AlcoholLower
  • Offences and Powers Relating to InformationLower
  • EqualityLower
  • Anti-Social BehaviourLowest

A weighting guide built from past sitting data, not a prediction. The whole syllabus remains examinable.

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Revision notes, not the law itself

These are revision notes that summarise the NPPF syllabus. They are not a replacement for the Blackstone's Police Manuals, the legislation or official guidance.

Every effort has been made to make them accurate and up to date, but they may contain errors or omissions, and the law and guidance can change after they are written. Where anything in the notes differs from the current Manuals or legislation, the Manuals and legislation are correct.

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A single PDF, available to download straight after payment. It opens on any phone, tablet or computer, and you can print it for your own study.

Which exam do they cover?

The NPPF legal exam for Sergeants and Inspectors. The notes are organised in four parts: Crime, Evidence & Procedure, Roads Policing and General Police Duties. Check the topics against the 2027 candidate handbook and Blackstone's Police Manuals for your exam.

What do Gold, Silver and Bronze mean?

Each topic is tagged by how many marks it has generally carried across recent NPPF sittings. Gold topics have carried the most, Bronze the fewest. It is a guide to relative weighting, not a prediction; the whole syllabus remains examinable.

Can I use them if I have already started revising?

Yes. Every topic starts on a fresh page, so you can pull out the topics you need, group them by priority, or keep a pile of the ones you are not yet confident on.

How accurate are the notes?

Every effort has been made to make them accurate and up to date, but they are revision notes and may contain errors or omissions. The law and guidance can also change. Always check against the current Blackstone's Police Manuals and legislation, which take priority.

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