Written Question·Home Office·UIN 86015

Crimes against the Person

Tabled: 28 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what independent oversight mechanisms are in place for monitoring policing incidents involving the use of force on (a) elderly and (b) vulnerable people.

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government is clear that any use of force must be reasonable, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances and officers are accountable through the law for their actions.Before being deployed all officers must pass comprehensive training in Public...

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