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hopefully gave them an understanding of The discussions continued after the formal meeting.
the impact of these assaults.
“We discussed a wider roll-out of Taser,
which would enable officers to better
protect the public and themselves, and we
also spoke about the use of spit guards
which offer protection to officers.”
The visit was part of a national Police
Federation campaign on officer assaults.
The Police Federation of England and
Wales says 23,394 officers have been
assaulted in England and Wales in the last
year, equating to one assault every 22
minutes.
But it believes the figures could actually
be far higher due to under-reporting and
“inconsistent recording.
I don’t think as a
police officer you
should be subjected to
a deliberate assault,
spitting or any form of
sustained attack and
when that does occur I
think the courts need
to be tough with those
attackers.
“
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