§ 5. Mr. Sedgemoreasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied that the rules on the use and issue of firearms provide adequate guidance to Metropolitan police officers.
§ Mr. BrittanI am satisfied that the Metropolitan Police rules on the issue and use of firearms fully reflect the guidelines sent to all chief officers of police in March 1983. I am not at present aware of a need for any changes; but every incident in which police firearms are discharged in the Metropolitan Police District is investigated thoroughly and any inadequacy in the rules revealed by such an investigation would be remedied at once.