British Policing (catch all)

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The British Police Service have always had an official set of documents on armed policing. I had missed a good part of those policies are now in the public domain; in a document from the College of Policing and known as APP (Authorised Professional Practice):http://www.app.college.police.uk/app...rmed-policing/
From the introduction:

This module provides:

• guidance on the appropriate issue and use of firearms and related less lethal options within the police service.
• a basis for the training of all relevant police staff in matters relating to the operational use of firearms. This includes command issues at strategic, tactical and operational levels.
• guidance on command structures, tactical options and operational issues associated with the deployment of Authorised Firearms Officers

A significant contributor to the APP is Simon Chesterman, his slim bio states:

Simon Chesterman QPM has been in the police service for 33 years. He is currently the Deputy Chief Constable of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. He is a firearms commander and part of the national counter terrorist command cadre, and has been the National Police Chief's Council lead for armed policing for approaching nine years.

He has written an article 'The police we need: Armed police officers and the use of lethal force', currently available to view on a small website, after free registration on ' an e-newsletter 'Policing Insight' (not run by the police service):https://policinginsight.com/opinion/...-lethal-force/
Post 15 on the main UK Policing thread refers to the latest developments in London, a vote by serving officers on whether to be armed:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ad.php?t=21459
A previous APP on Undercover Policing had 4,489 views:http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ad.php?t=24129