§ 51. Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieuasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will require the Metropolitan Police, when operating radar traps, to use a device which produces a photograph of the car being followed with a photograph of the police recording meter superimposed, as is done in some Continental countries.
§ Mr. WoodhouseIt is for the Commissioner to decide by what means he will enforce the law in the Metropolitan Police District. I understand that he 101W proposes to experiment with the use of the type of radar meter which has been widely adopted in other parts of the country with satisfactory results. He is aware of the type of device to which the hon. Member refers and will consider it further when he has completed the experiment I have referred to.
§ 52. Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieuasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what period of training with radar devices Metropolitan Police are required to undergo before they are allowed to operate radar speed traps.
§ Mr. WoodhouseOnce the radar speed meters which will be used soon by the Metropolitan Police are in position, an operator will have only to read a dial similar to a car speedometer. A number of Metropolitan Police officers already have the necessary experience, but the Commissioner will decide later what instruction is desirable for officers without previous experience in the use to be made of the meters and in carrying out the associated police procedures.