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ACPO comment on the JCHR report Facilitating Peaceful Protest
The national lead on public order and public safety says police are constantly adapting to the challenges posed by protest
ACPO lead on public order and public safety T/Chief Constable Sue Sim said:
“ACPO welcomes the report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights around policing protests. In particular the committee acknowledges the challenges protests place on police and the need for organisers of protests to play their part in assisting the facilitation of peaceful protest.
“Policing is constantly adapting to the challenges posed by protest. Improvements in communication and engagement with protest organisers, as displayed by the work of the Metropolitan Police and the TUC ahead of Saturday’s protest, are setting a model that the police service nationally are being encouraged to adopt.
“The service is finalising updated training modules to ensure greater understanding of use of force and other human rights issues by commanders and officers on the ground.
“The service has a clear commitment to ensure peaceful protest can take place and will continue to work with all interested parties to ensure we continuously adapt to the need to keep order and protect the public.”
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The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) is an independent, professionally led strategic body. In the public interest and, in equal and active partnership with Government and partner agencies, ACPO leads and co-ordinates the direction and development of the police service in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In times of national need ACPO, on behalf of all chief officers, co-ordinates the strategic policing response.
ACPO’s 311 members consist of 223 chief police officers from the home forces of assistant chief constable rank (commanders in the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police) and above, plus 60 senior police staff members from the 44 forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Non home forces such as British Transport Police have 25 chief police officer members and there are three members from the Service Police.