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2005-06
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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidelines are in place on the use of emergency service sirens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidelines are in place on the use of emergency service sirens.
Asked by
Andy Slaughter
(Labour)
Answered by
Tony McNulty
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 October 2006
For answer on
9 October 2006
Answered on
16 October 2006
I have been asked to reply.The fitting and use of sirens is controlled by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. Under regulation 37 (5) the fitting of sirens is restricted to vehicles used by specific emergency and law enforcement agencies; including the police, fire brigades and ambulance service.Regulation 99 (5) provides that such sirens may only be used either to indicate to other road users the urgency of the purposes for which the vehicle is being used, or to warn them of the presence of the vehicle on the road. Training and guidance on when it is appropriate to use sirens for these purposes is a matter for the individual agencies. We have not issued any guidance to the police as this is an operational matter for individual chief officers.
Subjects
Emergency services; Sirens
Date
16 October 2006
Reference
91325; 450 c1023W;450 c1029W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been found to be using their siren inappropriately in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been found to be using their siren inappropriately in the last five years.
Asked by
Andrew Rosindell
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2005
For answer on
9 November 2005
Answered on
21 November 2005
The Government keeps no central record of occasions when a siren has been inappropriately used. The use of sirens on police vehicles is controlled by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986. These provide that such sirens may only be used either to indicate to other road users the urgency of the purposes for which the vehicle is being used, or to warn them of the presence of the vehicle on the road. Training and guidance on when it is appropriate to use police sirens for these purposes is a matter for individual chief officers of police.
Subjects
Police; Vehicles; Sirens
Date
21 November 2005
Reference
439 c1766W;439 c1768W; 27122
House
House of Commons