Ask the Police. Frequently asked questions Here are some of the answers to commonly asked questions www.askthe.police.uk This website is intended for anyone to use to reduce the number of non-emergency calls to Police forces by providing the answers direct to the public via the Internet. . The website is provided by Police National Legal Database (PNLD). PNLD is a none profit organisation. The database contains answers to a wide selection of nationally asked questions and the facility for forces to input local information