Includes failures in police procedures, training, dynamic risk assessment, operational planning, supervision or other dedicated controls for patrols, pursuits, work or emergency activity conducted near bodies of water.
What is not included
Excludes general public water-safety awareness, recreational water activities and open-water drowning controls where no police operational context is identified.
Excludes generic police training, communication or risk-assessment deficiencies unless they directly concern police operations near bodies of water.
Excludes physical hazards at bridges, weirs or other water locations where no deficiency in police operational controls is asserted.
Excludes emergency water rescue and post-incident response failures where the police near-water operation itself was not deficient.
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary1
Metropolitan Police Service1
Police force2
Reports and published responses 2 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton
Concerns raised1
Absence of effective dissemination, access and awareness of the "Working near Water Procedure"
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Disseminate the revised Working Near Water Procedure, provide access to its linked training, and direct frontline staff to complete the updated package.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Implement the revised Working Near Water Procedure and require the associated training through the specified delivery arrangements.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Disseminate the revised Working Near Water Procedure, link its e-learning package, and direct frontline officers and staff to complete the updated training.
North London
Concerns raised2
Failure to ensure safe cycling patrols and pursuits near bodies of water
Failure to manage the safety of cycle patrols near bodies of water
This report raised 5 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
Metropolitan Police Service
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.5
Metropolitan Police Service
Refresh cycle training, maintain deployment records, and prohibit operational cycling without current training.
Metropolitan Police Service
Deliver local cycle training covering pursuits, pursuit procedures, and risks of cycling near bodies of water.
Metropolitan Police Service
Maintain the updated MPS Water Intervention Risk Assessment addressing risks from water and water entry.
Metropolitan Police Service
Require Basic Command Units to establish management arrangements for deploying, using, and maintaining throw lines.
Metropolitan Police Service
Provide throw-line access for officers conducting pre-planned operations near bodies of water.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
Metropolitan Police Service
Throw lines in marked emergency vehicles are considered to mitigate cycle patrol officers’ lack of immediate access to rescue equipment.
Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.