Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of police officers responding to incidents involving vehicles being driven dangerously; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) training, (b) equipment and (c) operational guidance available to officers responding to such incidents.

The Government has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of equipment, training and guidance available to officers responding to vehicles being driven dangerously. These are matters for policing who are best placed to assess local risks and operational needs. However, forces are expected to ensure that officers are appropriately trained, equipped and supported to carry out their duties safely and effectively.

Police have a range of tactics and equipment available to manage incidents involving dangerous driving, decisions on which tactic to adopt in each individual circumstance are decisions for police forces according to the circumstances of each case.

The Government has strengthened the framework for police driving through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and regulations prescribing police driver training standards laid in 2023 and 2025. The College of Policing has also introduced licensing for police driver training providers.

The Home Office continues to work with the National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing to support effective roads policing and officer safety.