Riot Control Weapons: Civil Disorder
(asked on 17th March 2020) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to purchase water cannons for use in public disorder situations.
This question was answered on 25th March 2020
There are no plans to introduce water cannon into UK policing. The Home Office works closely with the National Police Chiefs Council on police capability and the measures that can be used in response to public disorder.