Training requirement for covert monitoring post officers
Jermaine Baker Inquiry · Report into the Death of Jermaine Baker · Issued 5 July 2022 · Addressed to: College of Policing
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation, 15.11
Only those officers who have received the requisite training and accreditation should be posted to a Covert Monitoring Post (CMP).
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 the requirement that only officers with requisite training and accreditation should be posted to a Covert Monitoring Post (College of Policing APP-AP update, August 2023).
Response — verbatim from government
●Metropolitan Police Service — initial response
MPS formally responded on 28 October 2022 (paras 23-27). Significant CMP training improvements. MO3 and MO5 working to ensure training quality. 172 H2 trained staff; 350 CMP operatives awareness-trained; 130 more since.
Metropolitan Police Service · 28 Oct 2022 Written response →
●College of Policing — follow-up
College of Policing updated Authorised Professional Practice – Armed Policing (APP-AP) in August 2023 incorporating requirements for requisite training and accreditation for Covert Monitoring Post officers.
College of Policing · 1 Aug 2023 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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