Police in England and Wales are to be given new information on dealing with outbreaks of disorder, Theresa May has announced.
The Home Secretary has asked for new advice on use of officers and tactics, after violence and looting which took place in several cities last week.
Addressing an audience of police in central London, Mrs May said: ‘I have written to Sir Denis O’Connor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, and asked him to provide clearer information to forces about the size of deployments, the need for mutual aid, pre-emptive action, public order tactics, the number of officers trained in public order policing, and an appropriate arrests policy.’
Police will also be given new powers, including gang injunctions for young people and the right for police to remove face coverings.
For the speech in full, on the Home Office website –
