Written question asked by Nigel Evans (Conservative) on Friday, 20 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 March 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Friday, 27 March 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Olympic Games 2012: Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) police dog and handler teams and (b) specialist explosive search dogs which will be deployed to provide security for the London 2012 Olympics.

Answer: On 25 February the Government approved a 2012 Olympic and Paralympic safety and security strategy and also endorsed an outline 2012 Olympic and Paralympic safety and security national concept of operations which describes how the strategy will be delivered. The workstreams which flow from the strategy and concept of operations have already highlighted the provision of police and search dogs and their handlers as an area in which demand will need to be managed carefully. Work to refine this requirement is ongoing.

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