Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the outcome of the review into the use of guns by police officers in the UK, initiated by the then Prime Minister David Cameron on 20 December 2015.

It is important that firearms officers are supported to make the difficult decisions necessary to protect the public, and are able to carry out their duties without fearing that a justified use of force will damage their careers. It is also essential that decisions by the police to use force of any kind are subject to proper scrutiny.

This is why the former Home Secretary commissioned officials to review the legal and procedural framework governing police use of firearms and post-incident investigation. The review is ongoing.