Written Question·Home Office·UIN 90521
Crimes against the Person
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 20 November 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to ensure proportionality when police use force in (a) cases where lawful occupiers attempt to defend property and (b) other property-related incidents.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe government is clear police use of force must be reasonable, proportionate and necessary in all circumstances.The College of Policing is the body responsible for setting out the guidance and training for the police. Guidance on the use of force is set ...
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