Available on the force’s website, the data spans all forms of police interaction with suspects and detainee, including taking hold of their arm, handcuffing them, deploying a police dog, using a baton, CS spray, Taser or firearm.
Public consultation shows strong support for Bakerloo line extension
The plans to extend the line beyond Elephant & Castle have been drawn up by Transport for London which says the scheme could support “at least 25,000 new homes and 5,000 new jobs” by boosting transport capacity.
Met’s dog unit becomes latest team issued with body worn video cameras
The force has been rolling out the cameras to its entire frontline workforce, the biggest known adoption of the technology in the world, in order to boost transparency and accountability and to aid officers in securing convictions.
Sadiq launches Black cab upgrade fund to help clean up London’s air
Black cabs are significant contributors to London’s poor air quality and, according to Transport for London, are responsible for 16 per cent of NOx and 26 per cent of Particulate Matter (PM).
Latest Government figures show UK’s armed cops are “most restrained” in the world says Police Federation
The figures, which cover the 12 months to March 2017, mark an increase on the seven discharges in the previous year but show officers used their weapons in just a tiny number of the 15,705 operations they took part in.
