Police: Spit Guards
(asked on 6th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been published for police services on the use of spit guards for arrested persons.
This question was answered on 13th June 2019
The use of spit and bite guards, as with any other use of restraint or force, is an operational policing matter. The Home Office does not, therefore, issue guidance on the use of the equipment.
However, the Home Secretary has been clear that being spat at is a totally unacceptable form of assault and police officers should have the equipment necessary to ensure they are protected as they perform their duties.