Concerns raised 3 Failure to condition firearms licensing delegation on adequate training View source Absence of a mandatory requirement for role-specific firearms licensing training View source Lack of nationally accredited training for firearms licensing staff View source
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Maxine Betty Davison and 4 others · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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On 12 August 2021, Jake Davison used a lawfully held shotgun to kill his mother, Maxine Davison, and four other people in Keyham, Plymouth. The inquest identified serious failures in firearms licensing, including inadequate training, governance, supervision, scrutiny, information gathering and decisions to grant and return the shotgun certificate. The report expressed particular concern about the continuing lack of nationally accredited and mandatory training for firearms licensing staff and the risk of incorrect licensing decisions and future deaths.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to condition firearms licensing delegation on adequate training
Wider context from the report “I am concerned that there is an urgent need to develop a national accredited training for FELU staff that covers how to apply the relevant Home Office Guidance on firearms licencing including, in particular, training in assessing the suitability of applicants to be granted a licence. The development of such accredited training is vitally important to achieve consistency and drive up standards.
I am concerned that there is currently no requirement or guidance that FELU staff should undergo mandatory training. I am also concerned that there is currently no requirement that Chief Officers of Police may only delegate decision making authority regarding issuing firearms licences to a person who has undergone adequate training .
Whilst I acknowledged that the current NPCC lead for firearms licencing is now working with the College of Policing and others to develop the required training, I am concerned to ensure that the momentum to effect change after the horrific tragedy in Keyham should not be lost, as it has been in respect of lessons and recommendations over the past 27 years.
I am therefore reporting the matters above to:
The NPCC lead for firearms licencing and all other Chief Constables in England and Wales
So that each Chief Constable is made aware of my concern that, that despite the many recommendations made over the past 27 years, there continues to be a lack of nationally accredited training for their FELU staff.
I also report my concern that in the absence of such the training there is a risk that the Statutory Guidance is not being appropriately applied by FELU staff today, and so each Chief Constable may need to take steps to satisfy themselves that (i) adequate local training, of a satisfactory standard has been universally delivered to all their FELU staff and supervisors in applying the Home Office Guidance on Firearms Licencing Law (published in November 2022) and the revised Statutory Guidance for Chief officers of Police (published in February 2023) and (ii) they have only delegated decision making to persons who have undergone adequate training in firearms licencing and in applying that recent Guidance.
The College of Policing (CoP)
So that the College of Policing is made aware of my concern that
(1) despite the repeated recommendations being made over the past 27 years, and the earlier requests made specifically to the College of Policing asking for such training to be developed, no accredited training as yet exists.
(2) neither the current CoP APP guidance on firearms nor the proposed update (which I am assured is still under consultation) includes any requirement that FELU staff are trained in firearms licencing generally or trained in conducting suitability assessments in particular.
The Home Secretary and The Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
So that they may be made aware of my concern that despite the repeated recommendations being made over the past 27 years, beginning with the Cullen report in 1996:
(i) successive governments appear to have failed to ensure that any guidance is produced that makes having training in firearms licencing generally (and in conducting suitability assessments in particular) mandatory for all FELU staff;
(ii) there appears to be no requirement that Chief Officers of Police should only delegate authority to issue and revoke licences to officers and staff who have completed adequate (and preferably nationally accredited) training .
I am concerned that the lack of accredited training combined with the absence of a mandatory requirement for all those making firearms licensing decisions to undertake adequate training for their role increases the risk of incorrect decision making and, consequently, increases the risk of future deaths.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Absence of a mandatory requirement for role-specific firearms licensing training
Wider context from the report “I am concerned that there is an urgent need to develop a national accredited training for FELU staff that covers how to apply the relevant Home Office Guidance on firearms licencing including, in particular, training in assessing the suitability of applicants to be granted a licence. The development of such accredited training is vitally important to achieve consistency and drive up standards.
I am concerned that there is currently no requirement or guidance that FELU staff should undergo mandatory training . I am also concerned that there is currently no requirement that Chief Officers of Police may only delegate decision making authority regarding issuing firearms licences to a person who has undergone adequate training.
Whilst I acknowledged that the current NPCC lead for firearms licencing is now working with the College of Policing and others to develop the required training, I am concerned to ensure that the momentum to effect change after the horrific tragedy in Keyham should not be lost, as it has been in respect of lessons and recommendations over the past 27 years.
I am therefore reporting the matters above to:
The NPCC lead for firearms licencing and all other Chief Constables in England and Wales
So that each Chief Constable is made aware of my concern that, that despite the many recommendations made over the past 27 years, there continues to be a lack of nationally accredited training for their FELU staff.
I also report my concern that in the absence of such the training there is a risk that the Statutory Guidance is not being appropriately applied by FELU staff today, and so each Chief Constable may need to take steps to satisfy themselves that (i) adequate local training, of a satisfactory standard has been universally delivered to all their FELU staff and supervisors in applying the Home Office Guidance on Firearms Licencing Law (published in November 2022) and the revised Statutory Guidance for Chief officers of Police (published in February 2023) and (ii) they have only delegated decision making to persons who have undergone adequate training in firearms licencing and in applying that recent Guidance.
The College of Policing (CoP)
So that the College of Policing is made aware of my concern that
(1) despite the repeated recommendations being made over the past 27 years, and the earlier requests made specifically to the College of Policing asking for such training to be developed, no accredited training as yet exists.
(2) neither the current CoP APP guidance on firearms nor the proposed update (which I am assured is still under consultation) includes any requirement that FELU staff are trained in firearms licencing generally or trained in conducting suitability assessments in particular .
The Home Secretary and The Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
So that they may be made aware of my concern that despite the repeated recommendations being made over the past 27 years, beginning with the Cullen report in 1996:
(i) successive governments appear to have failed to ensure that any guidance is produced that makes having training in firearms licencing generally (and in conducting suitability assessments in particular) mandatory for all FELU staff ;
(ii) there appears to be no requirement that Chief Officers of Police should only delegate authority to issue and revoke licences to officers and staff who have completed adequate (and preferably nationally accredited) training.
I am concerned that the lack of accredited training combined with the absence of a mandatory requirement for all those making firearms licensing decisions to undertake adequate training for their role increases the risk of incorrect decision making and, consequently, increases the risk of future deaths.
” Open source report × Source evidence
How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of nationally accredited training for firearms licensing staff
Wider context from the report “I am concerned that there is an urgent need to develop a national accredited training for FELU staff that covers how to apply the relevant Home Office Guidance on firearms licencing including, in particular, training in assessing the suitability of applicants to be granted a licence. The development of such accredited training is vitally important to achieve consistency and drive up standards.
I am concerned that there is currently no requirement or guidance that FELU staff should undergo mandatory training. I am also concerned that there is currently no requirement that Chief Officers of Police may only delegate decision making authority regarding issuing firearms licences to a person who has undergone adequate training.
Whilst I acknowledged that the current NPCC lead for firearms licencing is now working with the College of Policing and others to develop the required training, I am concerned to ensure that the momentum to effect change after the horrific tragedy in Keyham should not be lost, as it has been in respect of lessons and recommendations over the past 27 years.
I am therefore reporting the matters above to:
The NPCC lead for firearms licencing and all other Chief Constables in England and Wales
So that each Chief Constable is made aware of my concern that, that despite the many recommendations made over the past 27 years, there continues to be a lack of nationally accredited training for their FELU staff .
I also report my concern that in the absence of such the training there is a risk that the Statutory Guidance is not being appropriately applied by FELU staff today, and so each Chief Constable may need to take steps to satisfy themselves that (i) adequate local training, of a satisfactory standard has been universally delivered to all their FELU staff and supervisors in applying the Home Office Guidance on Firearms Licencing Law (published in November 2022) and the revised Statutory Guidance for Chief officers of Police (published in February 2023) and (ii) they have only delegated decision making to persons who have undergone adequate training in firearms licencing and in applying that recent Guidance.
The College of Policing (CoP)
So that the College of Policing is made aware of my concern that
(1) despite the repeated recommendations being made over the past 27 years, and the earlier requests made specifically to the College of Policing asking for such training to be developed, no accredited training as yet exists .
(2) neither the current CoP APP guidance on firearms nor the proposed update (which I am assured is still under consultation) includes any requirement that FELU staff are trained in firearms licencing generally or trained in conducting suitability assessments in particular.
The Home Secretary and The Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
So that they may be made aware of my concern that despite the repeated recommendations being made over the past 27 years, beginning with the Cullen report in 1996:
(i) successive governments appear to have failed to ensure that any guidance is produced that makes having training in firearms licencing generally (and in conducting suitability assessments in particular) mandatory for all FELU staff;
(ii) there appears to be no requirement that Chief Officers of Police should only delegate authority to issue and revoke licences to officers and staff who have completed adequate (and preferably nationally accredited) training.
I am concerned that the lack of accredited training combined with the absence of a mandatory requirement for all those making firearms licensing decisions to undertake adequate training for their role increases the risk of incorrect decision making and, consequently, increases the risk of future deaths.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Provide annual risk-assessment, continuing professional development and development training for all firearms licensing team members.
Verbatim wording from the response “• Risk assessment training and CPD training for all licensing team - Annual cycle of training and development.” Source location Response from City of London Police
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26 Feb 2021 Mr Joseph Agnew · Prevention of Future Deaths report Inner South London
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Concerns raised 6 Failure to recognise snoring as a potential sign of partial airway obstruction requiring medical attention in people with reduced consciousness View source Failure to train officers to assess whether an intoxicated person meets the criteria for being “drunk and incapable” View source Failure of post-incident performance review and organisational learning processes View source Failure to train officers on when to refer an intoxicated person for medical attention View source Lack of a safe referral facility for acutely intoxicated homeless people found on buses View source Failure to train officers to effectively monitor breathing and recognise dangerous breathing patterns View source See 3 more concerns
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Mr Joseph Agnew · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Mr Joseph Agnew suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after being removed from a bus and left in a bus shelter, was later found unresponsive, and died five days after admission with a devastating brain injury. The report raised concerns about police training and assessment of intoxicated people with reduced responsiveness, including recognising snoring and monitoring breathing, post-incident learning, and the lack of a safe referral facility for acutely intoxicated homeless people found on buses.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to recognise snoring as a potential sign of partial airway obstruction requiring medical attention in people with reduced consciousness
Wider context from the report “2. For the attention of CoLP, MPS and College of Policing:
No police officers who gave evidence understood the significance of snoring in a person with a reduced level of consciousness , nor how to monitor breathing. My independent expert in A&E gave evidence that snoring indicates partial airway obstruction . He dismissed perceptions of officers that there was such a thing as good or bad snoring. He opined that in a person with reduced consciousness officers should assume that snoring needs medical attention . The person needs assessment to exclude when it is not a concern. Whilst he acknowledged the difficulty of assessing breathing, he stressed its importance as an indication of medical emergency, gave little weight to the value of chest movements which officers used, and highlighted the danger signs of very slow or very fast breathing. He also stressed that concern for medical attention should be triggered by unrousability. The evidence suggested that officers were unaware of all these matters and had not learnt how to effectively monitor breathing.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to train officers to assess whether an intoxicated person meets the criteria for being “drunk and incapable”
Wider context from the report “1. For the attention of CoLP and College of Policing:
CoLP officers were not taught how to assess people to meet the agreed criteria for finding someone “drunk and incapable” . A senior officer was not content that the officers involved had given a satisfactory level of questioning nor welfare checks. The risk to life continues since there appears to be no clarity for officers from their training as to when to refer an intoxicated person for medical attention.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure of post-incident performance review and organisational learning processes
Wider context from the report “3. For the attention of the MPS:
Two MPS officers who attended the scene gave evidence that they would do nothing different even in hindsight. No evidence was presented as to the post incident performance reviews and individual learning , and there is uncertainty about the adequacy of the corporate process of learning from incidents . There is a lack of assurance to the public that the risks related to the decisions of these officers or other incidents have been mitigated for the future .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to train officers on when to refer an intoxicated person for medical attention
Wider context from the report “1. For the attention of CoLP and College of Policing:
CoLP officers were not taught how to assess people to meet the agreed criteria for finding someone “drunk and incapable”. A senior officer was not content that the officers involved had given a satisfactory level of questioning nor welfare checks. The risk to life continues since there appears to be no clarity for officers from their training as to when to refer an intoxicated person for medical attention .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of a safe referral facility for acutely intoxicated homeless people found on buses
Wider context from the report “4. For the attention of the Mayor of London:
Evidence was heard that whilst the police can refer chronic rough sleepers to charities, there is no facility to which police can refer acutely intoxicated homeless people found on buses . It was reported that such facilities do exist elsewhere and that they create a place of safe refuge where monitoring can be effectively conducted. The potential of such a facility to save lives is drawn to the attention of the Mayor.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to train officers to effectively monitor breathing and recognise dangerous breathing patterns
Wider context from the report “2. For the attention of CoLP, MPS and College of Policing:
No police officers who gave evidence understood the significance of snoring in a person with a reduced level of consciousness, nor how to monitor breathing . My independent expert in A&E gave evidence that snoring indicates partial airway obstruction. He dismissed perceptions of officers that there was such a thing as good or bad snoring. He opined that in a person with reduced consciousness officers should assume that snoring needs medical attention. The person needs assessment to exclude when it is not a concern. Whilst he acknowledged the difficulty of assessing breathing, he stressed its importance as an indication of medical emergency, gave little weight to the value of chest movements which officers used, and highlighted the danger signs of very slow or very fast breathing . He also stressed that concern for medical attention should be triggered by unrousability. The evidence suggested that officers were unaware of all these matters and had not learnt how to effectively monitor breathing .
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PFD Monitor interpretation Provide officers with further training to assess intoxicated persons’ incapacity and need for medical attention.
Verbatim wording from the response “In relation to Concern (1); as you heard from DCI ████████ (the officer in charge of the City of London Police Learning and Organisational Development Unit), who testified remotely before you, since Mr. Agnew's passing, and as a result of the lessons learned from his death, City of London Police officers now receive further training on how to assess whether apparently intoxicated persons meet the definition of being drunk and incapable or otherwise require medical attention.” Source location 2021-0055-Response-from-City-of-London-Police-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Align officers’ first-aid training with Metropolitan Police guidance on snoring, airway obstruction, jaw thrust, and breathing monitoring.
Verbatim wording from the response “I would, however, confirm that my instructions are that the first aid training of City of London Police officers will henceforth fall in line with that given to Metropolitan Police officers, who you heard are now trained specifically to recognise that snoring in a person with a reduced level of consciousness is a sign of airway obstruction which must be rectified and are taught to perform the “jaw thrust” that was described to you by ████████ the Metropolitan Police Service’s Senior Adviser, First Aid, Policy, Assurance and Training, in her evidence before you. DCI ████████ has confirmed that this will be thoroughly covered in the first aid training provided to City of London Police officers. Officers will be taught how to monitor breathing and will be taught not to seek to rely on being able to see the casualty’s chest rise and fall.” Source location 2021-0055-Response-from-City-of-London-Police-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Training clearly defines when intoxicated persons are drunk and incapable or require medical attention, contrary to the concern about insufficient clarity.
Verbatim wording from the response “Your concern is stated to be that there appears to be no clarity for officers from their training as to when to offer an intoxicated person for medical attention. DCI ████████ explained to you the training that officers are given.” Source location 2021-0055-Response-from-City-of-London-Police-Redacted
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1 Nov 2019 Xavier Thomas and 10 others · Prevention of Future Deaths report London Inner (South)
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Concerns raised 7 Counter-terrorism investigation concerns View source Emergency response concerns for terrorist attacks View source Concerns about rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks View source Communications concerns View source Protective security concerns View source Concerns about locating casualties View source Medical equipment and training concerns View source See 4 more concerns
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Participate in Pan-London emergency-services communications work to develop and coordinate future geolocation capability.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Issue enhanced medical kits containing trauma equipment to officers completing Pre-Hospital Trauma Care training.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Deliver four-day Pre-Hospital Trauma Care training to 36 additional frontline officers.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Assess the viability, training needs, funding, equipment, and staffing implications of further battlefield-medicine-style first-aid training.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
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Establish a collaboration agreement placing initial City firearms incidents under Metropolitan Police tactical firearms command.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
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Engage in Metropolitan Police ICCS and CAD upgrade projects to address CoLP requirements.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Operate the Emergency Trauma Pack scheme with participating businesses and centrally record pack locations for control-room access.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Provide Bleed Control Kits to City late-night venues and train recipient staff to use them.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
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Seek a seconded qualified Tactical Firearms Commander at inspector rank for the Pan-London joint command response.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Refresh CoLP Airwave radio, desktop, and in-vehicle devices through the approved project and awarded contract.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
Action
Deliver enhanced first-aid training, including ballistic-injury treatment and tourniquet use, to all frontline officers.
Stated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
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Adopt and embed the revised Joint Operating Principles and Operation Plato guidance across the force area.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source
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Conduct Marauding Terrorist Attack exercises addressing uncertain zones, zone reassessment, and casualty assistance in dangerous areas.
Stated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 1 November 2019. View source See 10 more actions
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Xavier Thomas and 10 others · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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On 3 June 2017, three attackers carried out vehicle and knife attacks at London Bridge and Borough Market, killing eight victims: Xavier Thomas, Christine Archibald, Sara Zelenak, James McMullan, Sébastien Bélanger, Alexandre Pigeard, Kirsty Boden and Ignacio Echeverría Miralles de Imperial. The report identifies substantive concerns relating to protective security, counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response, communications, locating casualties, medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Counter-terrorism investigation concerns
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security, counter-terrorism investigations , emergency response to terrorist attacks, communications, locating casualties, medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Emergency response concerns for terrorist attacks
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security, counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response to terrorist attacks , communications, locating casualties, medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Concerns about rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security, counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response to terrorist attacks, communications, locating casualties, medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks .
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Communications concerns
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security, counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response to terrorist attacks, communications , locating casualties, medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Protective security concerns
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security , counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response to terrorist attacks, communications, locating casualties, medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Concerns about locating casualties
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security, counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response to terrorist attacks, communications, locating casualties , medical equipment and training, and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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How this individual concern was interpreted PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to City of London Police; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Medical equipment and training concerns
Wider context from the report “The substantive matters of concern are set out throughout the remainder of the Report, including MC1 to MC18, addressed to the relevant public authorities and industry body, concerning protective security, counter-terrorism investigations, emergency response to terrorist attacks, communications, locating casualties, medical equipment and training , and rental vehicles used in terrorist attacks.
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How this respondent action was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Participate in Pan-London emergency-services communications work to develop and coordinate future geolocation capability.
Verbatim wording from the response “Completion of the ESN project, which is owned by the Home Office, is not expected until 2023. As part of the process of development CoLP and other forces have requested that geolocation be included. It is currently anticipated that ESN will use data rather than voice” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Issue enhanced medical kits containing trauma equipment to officers completing Pre-Hospital Trauma Care training.
Verbatim wording from the response “It is anticipated that the training programme will be complete by Q2 2020. In addition, CoLP is rolling out a four day Pre-Hospital Trauma Care (PHTC) training course to a further 36 front line officers drawn from Uniform Response, Project Servator Teams, Support Group and Roads Policing. Once trained, these officers will be issued an enhanced medical kit that includes tough cut scissors, a tourniquet, compression dressing, chest seals and Celox, a blood clotting agent for all types of bleeding including moderate and severe bleeding.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Deliver four-day Pre-Hospital Trauma Care training to 36 additional frontline officers.
Verbatim wording from the response “It is anticipated that the training programme will be complete by Q2 2020. In addition, CoLP is rolling out a four day Pre-Hospital Trauma Care (PHTC) training course to a further 36 front line officers drawn from Uniform Response, Project Servator Teams, Support Group and Roads Policing. Once trained, these officers will be issued an enhanced medical kit that includes tough cut scissors, a tourniquet, compression dressing, chest seals and Celox, a blood clotting agent for all types of bleeding including moderate and severe bleeding.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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How this respondent action was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Assess the viability, training needs, funding, equipment, and staffing implications of further battlefield-medicine-style first-aid training.
Verbatim wording from the response “Notwithstanding the significant strides already made to improve its First Aid response, training and equipment, CoLP is always looking to improve first aid capability and is currently considering the viability of still further enhanced first aid training similar to that of battlefield medicine. The need for this level of first aid training, the identification of the officers to be trained to this level and the consequential funding, equipment and human resources issues are all being considered. However, whilst Police have core operational duties which include protecting life, and acknowledging that it is a primary responsibility under Article 2 ECHR, it should be noted that the first aid offered by police officers is only an interim measure and it is not the primary role of the police service.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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How this respondent action was interpreted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Establish a collaboration agreement placing initial City firearms incidents under Metropolitan Police tactical firearms command.
Verbatim wording from the response “Currently CoLP and the MPS are undertaking a joint piece of work to establish a formal collaboration agreement, whereby the command of all initial firearms incidents occurring in the geographical area of the City of London would fall under the command of the MO19 Tactical Firearms Command, MPS based at Lambeth SOR. Additionally COLP will seek to second a qualified Tactical Firearms Commander of the rank of Inspector to be part of the Pan-London joint command response.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Engage in Metropolitan Police ICCS and CAD upgrade projects to address CoLP requirements.
Verbatim wording from the response “5.2 The CoLP Control room uses the MPS Integrated Command and Control System (ICCS) and Computer Aided Dispatch Systems (CAD). CoLP is aware that the MPS, as owner of these systems, is carrying out system upgrades and CoLP is engaging with the MPS in the ICCS and CAD upgrade projects in relation to CoLP requirements. The interim solution in CoLP, pending completion of the upgrade, is set out at 5.1 above.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Operate the Emergency Trauma Pack scheme with participating businesses and centrally record pack locations for control-room access.
Verbatim wording from the response “3.3 First aid kits: All CoLP response vehicles, including ARVs, contain an emergency first aid kit, along with a defibrillator. (CoLP first aid kits and a defibrillator were used by officers responding to casualties at London Bridge in June 2017). Following the London bombings on 7th July 2005, a number of Emergency Dressing Packs were supplied by the NHS to mainline railway stations for responders to use following a Major Incident. There are 17 Emergency Dressing Packs at 10 stations across the City of London force area. CoLP has initiated the Emergency Trauma Pack (ETP) scheme. ETPs have been reviewed by the London Ambulance Service and contain specialist medical equipment. ETPs are not conventional first aid kits. The aim of this scheme is to work alongside businesses to enhance the accessibility and availability of industry leading lifesaving medical equipment.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Provide Bleed Control Kits to City late-night venues and train recipient staff to use them.
Verbatim wording from the response “3.4 Bleed Control Kits” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Seek a seconded qualified Tactical Firearms Commander at inspector rank for the Pan-London joint command response.
Verbatim wording from the response “Currently CoLP and the MPS are undertaking a joint piece of work to establish a formal collaboration agreement, whereby the command of all initial firearms incidents occurring in the geographical area of the City of London would fall under the command of the MO19 Tactical Firearms Command, MPS based at Lambeth SOR. Additionally COLP will seek to second a qualified Tactical Firearms Commander of the rank of Inspector to be part of the Pan-London joint command response.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Refresh CoLP Airwave radio, desktop, and in-vehicle devices through the approved project and awarded contract.
Verbatim wording from the response “5.1 A CoLP Airwave Refresh Project was initiated in summer 2019 to refresh all the Airwave devices within CoLP, including radio handsets, desktops and in-vehicle devices. GPS location of officers through the Airwave network was explored within the scope of this project. The new radios that are available have GPS capability. In order to enable this functionality within CoLP, a further uplift in the control room IT is required to introduce an interface that will extract the location data from the Officers radio onto a map within the control room. This is a capital project which has been approved and the award of contract has now been made by the Metropolitan Police Service, with a very tight delivery timescale of 8 months.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Deliver enhanced first-aid training, including ballistic-injury treatment and tourniquet use, to all frontline officers.
Verbatim wording from the response “With effect from 3rd June 2019 CoLP has changed its First Aid training provider to a company called Lazarus, whose trainers are ex-Military or ex-Emergency Services in order to reflect the most realistic injury scenarios. All officers complete an initial 2 day course, called Initial Operational First Aid and thereafter attend an annual refresher course. All officers with an AFO role in CoLP receive enhanced First Aid training, with emphasis on treatment of ballistic injuries. Following the London Bridge incident, further response officers received the same enhanced First Aid Training, the same as CoLP AFOs. CoLP now plans to train all frontline officers to an enhanced level. This training commenced in Q3 2019 and will continue into 2020. As part of this training, officers receive further training in the use of tourniquets which will be issued to each officer upon completion of training.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Adopt and embed the revised Joint Operating Principles and Operation Plato guidance across the force area.
Verbatim wording from the response “2.1 Joint Operating Principles (JOPs) are regularly reviewed and updated. Following the attacks in 2017 and before the hearings commenced in 2019 significant amendments were made to the MTA JOPs to reflect the changing nature in the threats presented. As the Coroner records, the current MTA JOPs recognises the requirements of speed and flexibility of response. The Operation Plato guidance has also been amended to reflect the change in approach. CoLP can confirm that the new JOPs and guidance are adopted and embedded in the CoLP force area.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Conduct Marauding Terrorist Attack exercises addressing uncertain zones, zone reassessment, and casualty assistance in dangerous areas.
Verbatim wording from the response “2.2 The issue is how the JOPs and Plato guidance translate into action on the part of responders. CoLP regards the key to this as being familiarisation with the new principles through comprehensive training and exercising in the form of both table top and live exercises.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation The ambulance service retains primary responsibility for casualty management; police first aid is only an interim measure.
Verbatim wording from the response “3.1 The size and agility of CoLP, as a relatively small force, and its relationship with the local community in the square mile means that it has already taken significant steps to enhance the first aid capability of its officers well beyond the national standards, details of that enhanced training programme are set out below. However, it should be recognised that the ambulance service is the lead agency in casualty management and the overarching aim is to secure their attendance upon casualties as soon as practicable. The first aid capabilities of police officers are intended to be only a temporary measure, although, as stated, First Aid capabilities have been enhanced.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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PFD Monitor interpretation Communications technology improvements require national consideration, and delivery does not sit solely with the local police force.
Verbatim wording from the response “4.1 This is a national issue which will require consideration at a national not local level. Delivery of a solution does not sit solely with CoLP.” Source location 2019-0332-Response-by-City-of-London-Police
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