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Recording of Firearms Operations

Anthony Grainger Inquiry · The Anthony Grainger Inquiry Report into the Death of Anthony Grainger · Issued 11 July 2019 · Addressed to: National Police Chiefs Council

Source — verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation

During post incident proceedings following a police shooting, NPCC should consider the advantages of: Recordings of the communications of firearms commanders and authorised firearms officers (AFOs); And video recordings from the body-worn video cameras of AFOs and police vehicles involved in decisive action.

Anthony Grainger Inquiry, The Anthony Grainger Inquiry Report into the Death of Anthony Grainger · 11 Jul 2019 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:

Government response: Accepted. Last substantive update was May 2020. No recent public evidence of further progress.

Sources

Government response (2020-05-21): Accepted Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/response-to-the-anthony-grainger-public-inquiry/government-response-to-the-anthony-grainger-public-inquiry-accessible-version Text: 31. The Government understands that body worn video (BWV) is now a requirement for all Armed Response Vehicle officers. Specialist Firearms Officers use BWV when deployed overtly. NPCC have issued guidance to encourage the use of BWV in MASTS operations at the point of decisive action to all Chief O Progress update (2020-05-21): In Progress Implementation status based on Government Response to the Anthony Grainger Public Inquiry (May 2020). Ongoing work noted for covert BWV options with a target of 31 July 2020
no public update confirming completion has been identified. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/response-to-the-anthony-grainger-public-inquiry/government-response-to-the-anthony-grainger-public-inquiry-accessible-version
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Response — verbatim from government

●National Police Chiefs Council

31. The Government understands that body worn video (BWV) is now a requirement for all Armed Response Vehicle officers. Specialist Firearms Officers use BWV when deployed overtly. NPCC have issued guidance to encourage the use of BWV in MASTS operations at the point of decisive action to all Chief Officers. 32. There is ongoing work to look at BWV options for officers in covert roles which includes consideration of how to resolve some logistical and legal complexities. A project to identify a complementary vehicle-based option is undergoing research and development. The provisional target is to complete work by 31 July 2020.

National Police Chiefs Council · 21 May 2020 Written response →

Evidence trail — what's actually happened since

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