Recommendation - College of Policing, October 2024

· Ref: 2022/178104

Recommendation date: 24 October 2024

Response due: 19 December 2024

Published: 7 January 2025

Road traffic incidents

We identified organisational learning following an IOPC investigation where two marked police cars were travelling in convoy. A member of the public driving a car emerged from a junction and collided with one of the police cars, leaving them with serious injuries.

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Recommendations (1)

Recommendation Not Accepted

Recommendation

The IOPC recommends that the College of Policing (CoP) consider amending Roads Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) to include the dangers associated with driving in convoy during emergency response, particularly when negotiating junctions and to recommend a safe distance between … Read more

Force Response

Not accepted The College of Policing has been in discussions with the NPCC Police Driving portfolio since late 2023 concerning police vehicle incidents involving multiple police vehicles responding to a single incident. As a result, we have been proactive in … Read moreNot accepted The College of Policing has been in discussions with the NPCC Police Driving portfolio since late 2023 concerning police vehicle incidents involving multiple police vehicles responding to a single incident. As a result, we have been proactive in taking the following actions to enhance learning outcomes in respect of multi-vehicle response within the core driving and riding modules of the Police Driving National Policing Curriculum. This work has been supported by a dedicated multi-vehicle response working group and engagement with the Roadcraft Standing Advisory Board. Police Driving National Policing Curriculum (v2.7, July 2024) In December 2023, the PDNPC was updated to include new learning outcomes for response drivers/riders as below: Multi-vehicle Response Working (MVR) Group In support of the new learning outcomes within the PDNPC, the College of Policing formed a MVR working group in January 2024. Membership consists of police driving instructor practitioners with existing experience of delivery multi-vehicle response. The working group has created a standardised lesson plan and presentation for use by driver training units nationally when instructing MVR. The first iteration of learning material was launched via College Learn in July 2024. Following continued engagement with Chief Driving Instructors, the MVR working group is currently reviewing the learning content, with the revised content due for release in early 2025. Roadcraft The College of Policing is a member of the Roadcraft Standing Advisory Board (SAB). During a SAB meeting in May 2024, the NPCC Police Driving representative requested an amendment to the current content within Chapter 13 Emergency Response ‘Vehicles responding in convoy’. This was to remove the term ‘convoy’ from the chapter and replace with relevant text to describe the risks presented by ‘multi-vehicle response’ and the measures to reduce then. The College of Policing fully supported this proposal and the action was accepted by the board. This will align terminology between Roadcraft and the PDNPC. Show less