HL Deb 20 November 2001 vol 628 c123WA
Lord Graham of Edmonton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What measures they will take to ensure that lessons can be learned from incidents involving the police use of firearm. [HL1481]

Lord Rooker

Under Section 79(1) of the Police Act 1996 we have requested the Police Complaints Authority to report to us on the lessons to be learned from recent incidents. The terms of reference of that review will beTo consider the lessons to be learned from investigations supervised by the Police Complaints Authority since January 1998 into incidents in which shootings by police occurred and which resulted in death or injury, with particular regard to:

  • the planning, control and conduct of those operations;
  • the way in which the concerns of the bereaved families were addressed, and how they were kept informed of the progress of the investigation;
  • the training and skill needs of police officers involved in such operations, particularly at command level.

The Police Complaints Authority has already begun work on this review, and we have asked it to report within six months. The report will be laid before Parliament and published.