Written Question·Home Office·UIN 86548

National Police Chiefs' Council

Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Siân Berry

Green PartyBrighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking ensure the continuity of independent medical advice to the National Police Chiefs Council's Less Lethal Weapons Working Group, following the replacement of the Scie

Answer

Sarah Jones
The provision of a robust medical assessment of the effects of any less lethal weapon is critical to ensuring that when police use less lethal weapons, they use them safely and effectively to protect the public and prevent harm. The Scientific Advisory Co...

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