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Police: Equipment

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 May 2025UIN 50409

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of standardising the availability of fall-prevention equipment across police forces.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office does not hold the requested information.

Decisions around procuring this type of equipment is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, Police and Crime Commissioners or their Mayoral equivalents, to be taken in line with the needs of their local force.

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