Written Question·Home Office·UIN 110473

Police: Dogs

Tabled: 3 February 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of Conflict Management Dogs as a less-lethal option for Counter Terrorism Specialist Firearms Officers; and what plans she has to ensure that capab

Answer

Dan Jarvis

Armed policing capabilities are built upon ongoing assessments of operational threat and risk and are used in threat to life situations. The use of firearms by the police should always be the last resort, considered only where there is a serious risk to p...

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