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01-Oct-14, 17:10
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
Review of firearms officer deployments announced as public protection put first
Chief Constable Sir Stephen House has approved the recommendation of the Armed Policing Monitoring Group that the national standing firearms authority should continue. In addition, having listened to concerns expressed by politicians and some members of the public and having assessed the current operational challenges faced by Police Scotland, the Chief Constable has directed that firearms officers attached to Armed Response Vehicles will now only be deployed to firearms incidents or where there is a threat to life. [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=5379)]
Review of firearms officer deployments announced as public protection put first
Chief Constable Sir Stephen House has approved the recommendation of the Armed Policing Monitoring Group that the national standing firearms authority should continue. In addition, having listened to concerns expressed by politicians and some members of the public and having assessed the current operational challenges faced by Police Scotland, the Chief Constable has directed that firearms officers attached to Armed Response Vehicles will now only be deployed to firearms incidents or where there is a threat to life. [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=5379)]