National guidance on recording firearms planning meetings
Jermaine Baker Inquiry · Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · Issued 5 July 2022 · Addressed to: National Police Chiefs Council
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, 15.8
The NPCC and/or College of Policing should ensure that these amendments are reflected in the guidance and training given to forces nationally.
Jermaine Baker Inquiry, Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · 5 Jul 2022 Source PDF →
Published evidence summary
Publicly available evidence relating to this recommendation:
- The College of Policing updated APP-AP in August 2023 incorporating guidance on recording of strategy meetings, planning meetings, and briefings in armed operations (College of Policing APP-AP update, August 2023).
How was this evidence gathered?
Response — verbatim from government
●Metropolitan Police Service — initial response
MPS formally responded on 28 October 2022 (paras 17-20). MPS response covers recs 7 and 8 together. MPS understands College of Policing will review APP-AP in respect of recommendation 7 (a-c) and the recording of firearms briefings.
Metropolitan Police Service · 28 Oct 2022 Written response →
●National Police Chiefs Council — follow-up
No formal NPCC response published. MPS response (28 October 2022, paras 17-20) confirms NPCC governance of amended Surveillance Manual of Standards now in draft. College of Policing to review APP-AP in respect of recording of firearms briefings.
National Police Chiefs Council · 28 Oct 2022 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Aug 2023 Status as of College of Policing APP-AP update (August 2023): Completed Source →
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