Written Question·Home Office·UIN 52238

Police: Unmanned Air Systems

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using drones in police searches.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Decisions on operational equipment are made independently by police forces, who are best placed to assess their own operational needs while ensuring they have the tools necessary to protect the public.The wider adoption of drones by police forces is devel...
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