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14-Aug-14, 23:40
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

Reviews of Police Scotland Standing Firearms Authority Announced




Two of the bodies responsible for oversight of policing in Scotland are today announcing a complementary programme of review and inquiry into the decision of Police Scotland to give a small number of firearms officers a standing authority to carry firearms. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) is today publishing the full terms of reference for its planned assurance review to independently assess the current practices for the issue and carriage of firearms by armed response vehicle (ARV) crews under the standing authority. [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=5211)]