Information on Police callsigns

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.027908

I note you seek access to the following information:

I’ve seen callsigns such as MxA49, can you please elaborate on what they are and what they actually mean?

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Call signs are assigned to specific units, vehicles or officers and are used to contact these specific units, vehicles or officers so that they can be directed to incidents. As such, the use of call signs will identify where those units, vehicles or officers are at a specific time.

Please note that any further information regarding call signs (if requested) would be exempt under Section 31(1)(a)(b) – Law enforcement.