Met Police chief calls for more legal protections as army on standby to replace firearms officers

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Met Police chief calls for more legal protections as army on standby to replace firearms officers
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Sir Mark Rowley welcomes a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman - and that a system needs to be set up 'to help officers succeed'.

"The system that judges officers' actions should be rooted in integrity and decisions should be reached swiftly, competently and without fear or favour.

"A review is needed to address accountability mechanisms, including the policies and practices of the Independent Office for Police Conduct and the Crown Prosecution Service , ideally with a focus on the threshold for investigating police use of force and involvement in pursuits."Met Police: Army on standby"I have spoken publicly in recent weeks about the need to let the police police.

"Our commitment to delivering change in the Met is unflinching and we are making positive progress, but that progress is undermined by a system not set up to help officers succeed." More than 100 officers have reportedly handed in permits allowing them to carry weapons, prompting Scotland Yard to turn to the military for assistance.over the shooting of unarmed Chris Kaba, 24, who was killed in September last year in Streatham Hill, south London.

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