SP6
Response
Response Pending
Police use of unarmed officers in immediate threat
Recommendation
All police forces should ensure that their policies, guidance and training address taking on a calculated degree of risk in recognition of the immediate need to protect the public from an obvious risk to life. This may involve the decision to deploy unarmed officers with caution.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 26 May 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Response Pending
Response
Response PendingNo government response recorded.
Responsible Bodies
All police forces
Primary
Recommendation age
0.1 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates