National review of contain and call out strategy
Jermaine Baker Inquiry · Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · Issued 5 July 2022 · Addressed to: National Police Chiefs Council
Government responseMetropolitan Police Service: Not applicable (Oct 2022)College of Policing: Noted (Oct 2022)
DeliveryNo statement from National Police Chiefs Council found
Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, 15.6
The NPCC should commission a national review of the frequency with which this strategic option is used and its efficacy. The NPCC should consider whether contain and call out is being given meaningful consideration in the planning of armed deployments.
Jermaine Baker Inquiry, Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · 5 Jul 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
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In October 2022, Andy Walker of the College of Policing, writing for the College and NPCC Armed Policing, stated that the review commissioned by the National Police Chiefs' Council would be restricted to containment and call out from vehicles, incorporating a retrospective statistical audit and consideration of doctrine and training (Andy Walker response, Oct 2022). The Metropolitan Police Service confirmed in October 2022 that it had offered to support the review and continued to train firearms officers in the tactic (Metropolitan Police Service response, Oct 2022). The record holds no update since the Metropolitan Police Service's response of October 2022 (Metropolitan Police Service response, Oct 2022).
AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 26 Sep 2026.
Government response
●Metropolitan Police Service · Not applicable · 28 Oct 2022
This recommendation is not addressed to the MPS, but the MPS has made clear to the NPCC its willingness to support and participate in such a review. This was a subject of discussion between Superintendent McKibbin and representatives from the NPCC at a meeting in relation to the recommendations of the Inquiry Report held on 8 September 2022. 16. The MPS continues to train all firearms officers in the use of containment and call out as a tactic, in line with the training materials provided during the Inquiry hearings.
Response document: Public Inquiry into the Death of Jermaine Baker: Update on Recommendations
●College of Policing · Noted · 27 Oct 2022
In the context of the operation and the narrative of the Inquiry report, the review commissioned by NPCC will be restricted to the use of containment and call out from vehicles and not in respect of buildings. The review will extend to the tactics employed to deal with subjects following natural, compliant or enforced stops of vehicles and will include a retrospective statistical audit of the frequency with which each permutation of the tactical options in respect of vehicles has been used. Current doctrine, guidance and training relating to these options is being considered and will include the training provided to commanders and tactical advisors.
Response document: Jermaine Baker Public Inquiry (College of Policing and NPCC Armed Policing update to the Inquiry)
Delivery
No statement on delivery from National Police Chiefs Council has been found in the sources searched. This is separate from the response above.
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