Recommendation - Sussex Police, April 2021
Recommendation date: 1 April 2021
Response due: 27 May 2021
Published: 5 May 2021
Road traffic incidents
A Road Traffic Collision (RTC) occurred between an unmarked police vehicle and a cyclist on a roundabout. The cyclist sustained a serious injury and the police officer admitted liability at the scene. The officer was on duty but was not answering an emergency. The Investigating Officer (IO) stated there was no specific guidance for dealing with an officer for low level driving without due care and attention while on duty but not answering an emergency.
Recommendations (1)
Recommendation 1
Accepted
Recommendation
The IOPC recommends that Sussex Police devise specific guidance on the disposal options to be made available when dealing with low level driving collisions committed by any officer on duty but not answering an emergency. All Roads Policing Investigators and … Read more
Force Response
Accepted action: Sussex police in collaboration with Surrey Police had already recognised disparity in approach and so had been working on reviewing the policy surrounding these issues prior to the learning recommendation being made. At the time the informal recommendation … Read more