OFFICERS at Essex Police should receive more varied safety training if they are to protect themselves from attacks, the local Federation has said.<\/p>\n
Essex Police gives officers around six hours officer safety training a year – below the national average of 9.5 – figures from a Freedom of Information Act request have shown.<\/p>\n
However, hours spent on training are less important than quality, Chairman Mark Smith said.<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cThere are things that I would like to see a bit more in safety training. When you first join you\u2019re shown a bit of self-defence and I would like to see refreshers on that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy with the training officers are getting at the moment but I would like to see maybe some other bits added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the quality of training is more important than the quantity.\u00a0If it\u2019s six hours and it\u2019s hands on and officers are being taught with CS gas, then that\u2019s a good use of the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been pushing our Chief Constable for more Taser. I would like to see Taser rolled out more to officers to help with their protection.\u201d<\/p>\n
The College of Policing sets standards for the learning, delivery and assessment of personal safety training across England and Wales based on the 2009 ACPO Guidance on Personal Safety Training.<\/p>\n
It gives no minimum time amounts for officers to receive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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