HMICFRS Thematic Inspection of Armed Policing
Anthony Grainger Inquiry · The Anthony Grainger Inquiry Report into the Death of Anthony Grainger · Issued 11 July 2019 · Addressed to: HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) should conduct a thematic inspection or inspections concerning: (i) the selection and training of officers authorised to use weapons requiring special authorisation; (ii) the selection and training of officers authorised to command incidents involving the use of weapons requiring special authorisation; (iii) the selection and training of officers authorised to provide tactical advice relating to the use of weapons requiring special authorisation; (iv) compliance with the Code and/or the Armed Policing module of the College of Policing's Authorised Professional Practice (APP) relating to the police use of firearms; and (v) compliance with the Code and/or APP concerning the procurement and use of special munitions.
Anthony Grainger Inquiry, The Anthony Grainger Inquiry Report into the Death of Anthony Grainger · 11 Jul 2019 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
HMICFRS response to the Anthony Grainger Inquiry. 13. HMICFRS have now had the opportunity to consider recommendation 2 of the Anthony Grainger Inquiry. 14. HMICFRS note that the Inquiry Chair, His Honour Judge Teague, was not prescriptive in the recommendation about the precise content for such inspections, or when they should take place. He recognised that these remain matters for HMICFRS. 15. HMICFRS consider that the improved PEEL process arriving in 2020/21 provides the most proportionate, effective and sustainable way both to inspect forces' arrangements for armed policing and the use of less lethal weapons, and to respond to the recommendation to HMICFRS from the Anthony Grainger Inquiry.
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services · 21 May 2020 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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