Police: Spit Guards
(asked on 24th May 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his speech to the Police Federation Conference on 23 May 2018, what the Government's policy is on the use of spit hoods.
This question was answered on 18th July 2018
The use of spit and bite guards, as with any other use of restraint or force, is an operational policing matter. However, the Home Secretary has been clear that police officers should have the equipment necessary to ensure they are protected, and we are currently working with the police to make sure this is the case.