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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the effectiveness of penalties for drivers who fail to stop when directed to do so by police; and whether her Department has assessed the potential road-safety benefits of legislative reforms adopted in Queensland and Western Australia to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the effectiveness of penalties for drivers who fail to stop when directed to do so by police; and whether her Department has assessed the potential road-safety benefits of legislative reforms adopted in Queensland and Western Australia to...
Drivers are required by law to stop when directed to do so by a police officer in uniform. Failing to do so is an offence.
Drivers who drive dangerously while evading police can also be prosecuted for dangerous driving, which carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment, an unlimited fine and obligatory disqualification from driving. The sentencing guidelines treat evading police as a ‘high-culpability’ factor. This means the driver’s actions attract a greater degree of blame, which is taken into account when the court decides the sentence. We are not currently considering introducing a separate offence combining failure to stop for police and dangerous driving, but we keep the motoring offences framework under review.
The police and Crown Prosecution Service decide whether to bring charges, and the courts decide the sentence in each case.
The Department has not assessed the road-safety benefits of the legislative reforms adopted in Western Australia and Queensland. However, alongside the Road Safety Strategy, the Government consulted on changes to motoring offences, including introducing penalty points for failing to stop for police and requiring drivers to switch off their engines when stopped. The consultation closed on 11 May 2026 and responses are being analysed.
The decision to commence, continue or terminate a police pursuit is an operational matter for the officers involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing a specific criminal offence for motorists who fail to stop for police and engage in dangerous driving while attempting to evade pursuit; and if she will review international approaches to strengthening penalties for such offences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered introducing a specific criminal offence for motorists who fail to stop for police and engage in dangerous driving while attempting to evade pursuit; and if she will review international approaches to strengthening penalties for such offences.
Drivers are required by law to stop when directed to do so by a police officer in uniform. Failing to do so is an offence.
Drivers who drive dangerously while evading police can also be prosecuted for dangerous driving, which carries a maximum sentence of two years’ imprisonment, an unlimited fine and obligatory disqualification from driving. The sentencing guidelines treat evading police as a ‘high-culpability’ factor. This means the driver’s actions attract a greater degree of blame, which is taken into account when the court decides the sentence. We are not currently considering introducing a separate offence combining failure to stop for police and dangerous driving, but we keep the motoring offences framework under review.
The police and Crown Prosecution Service decide whether to bring charges, and the courts decide the sentence in each case.
The Department has not assessed the road-safety benefits of the legislative reforms adopted in Western Australia and Queensland. However, alongside the Road Safety Strategy, the Government consulted on changes to motoring offences, including introducing penalty points for failing to stop for police and requiring drivers to switch off their engines when stopped. The consultation closed on 11 May 2026 and responses are being analysed.
The decision to commence, continue or terminate a police pursuit is an operational matter for the officers involved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the operational benefits of introducing a pursuit policy for the Ministry of Defence Police.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the operational benefits of introducing a pursuit policy for the Ministry of Defence Police.
Police pursuit policies are strictly regulated to balance the need to apprehend offenders against the safety of the public and officers. The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) works closely with, and where necessary are reliably supported by, other police forces who have the capability and training to effectively manage a number of operational risks, including that of pursuit.
MDP assess that there is no operational requirement for a pursuit capability and the absence of a pursuit policy does not affect the force's ability to fulfil its policing responsibilities, as set out in the Statement of Requirement.
We take the safety and security of our sites, people and assets seriously, and keep security measures under review.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue new guidance to police authorities to require that a) stopping suspected criminals fleeing is prioritised above the safety of the person being sought, b) bikes are stopped by officers even when it could cause injury...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue new guidance to police authorities to require that a) stopping suspected criminals fleeing is prioritised above the safety of the person being sought, b) bikes are stopped by officers even when it could cause injury...
The safety of the public, including suspects, and police officers is paramount. Decisions on police operational tactics, including for pursuit, are a matter for the police who are required to act lawfully, proportionately.
The Government has no plans to issue guidance for police officers on tactics as police have the knowledge, expertise and training to inform proportionate tactical decisions.
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
Today, I am publishing the Police Accountability Rapid Review, an independent report commissioned by the Government in October 2024. The review was conducted by Timothy Godwin OBE QPM and...
My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:
Today, I am publishing the Police Accountability Rapid Review, an independent report commissioned by the Government in October 2024. The review was conducted by Timothy Godwin OBE QPM and...
Today, I am publishing the Police Accountability Rapid Review, an independent report commissioned by the Government in October 2024. The review was conducted by Timothy Godwin OBE QPM and Rt Hon Sir Adrian Fulford between November 2024 and May 2025. The review will be available on GOV.UK
The review examined...
Today, I am publishing the Police Accountability Rapid Review, an independent report commissioned by the Government in October 2024. The review was conducted by Timothy Godwin OBE QPM and Rt Hon Sir Adrian Fulford between November 2024 and May 2025. The review will be available on GOV.UK
The review examined...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for risk assessing the pursuit of a suspect riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the process is for risk assessing the pursuit of a suspect riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
There is no prohibition on undertaking a pursuit of a suspect riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
Decisions on when to initiate a pursuit involving a suspect riding a motorcycle without a helmet are operational matters for the police, taking into account each particular set of circumstances. When deciding whether or not to undertake or continue a pursuit, an officer should take into account the guidance offered in the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) on Roads Policing Police Pursuits.
The APP makes clear that the key consideration is whether the pursuit is necessary, proportionate and balanced against the threat, risk and harm of pursuit to the person being pursued, the officers and others who may be affected and sets out the authorisation requirements for the pursuit.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating guidance issued to police authorities to allow officers to knock suspected criminals off push bikes, in line with moped guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating guidance issued to police authorities to allow officers to knock suspected criminals off push bikes, in line with moped guidance.
The College of Policing has issued guidance on when a roads policing pursuit is justified and proportionate, the Home Office has no plans to issue its own updated guidance on roads policing pursuits involving push bikes.
Any decision on when it is appropriate to use tactical contact is an operational matter for the police as outlined in the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice on Police Pursuits.
My Lords, I thank the Minister for this Statement and I join my right honourable friend the shadow Home Secretary in welcoming its contents. It is true that, for the British
consent-based policing model to work, the trust must be mutual. The people must trust the police and the police...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for this Statement and I join my right honourable friend the shadow Home Secretary in welcoming its contents. It is true that, for the British
consent-based policing model to work, the trust must be mutual. The people must trust the police and the police...
My Lords, we welcome the Home Secretary’s emphasis on speeding up proceedings in cases involving police using lethal force. Protracted investigations cause additional trauma to bereaved families, prolong the stress for officers involved and damage wider police morale. We also welcome the equalisation of thresholds for criminal charges to ensure...
My Lords, we welcome the Home Secretary’s emphasis on speeding up proceedings in cases involving police using lethal force. Protracted investigations cause additional trauma to bereaved families, prolong the stress for officers involved and damage wider police morale. We also welcome the equalisation of thresholds for criminal charges to ensure...
I am grateful to both Front-Bench speakers for their constructive comments and their broad welcome for my right honourable friend the Home Secretary’s Statement in the House of Commons last week. In particular, the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, about trust being extremely important is very valid....
I am grateful to both Front-Bench speakers for their constructive comments and their broad welcome for my right honourable friend the Home Secretary’s Statement in the House of Commons last week. In particular, the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Sharpe, about trust being extremely important is very valid....
My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that, given the very difficult circumstances in which armed police have to operate, those who make the decision to prosecute should do so only when the evidence of illegality is very robust, and that such decisions should not be made simply and solely...
My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that, given the very difficult circumstances in which armed police have to operate, those who make the decision to prosecute should do so only when the evidence of illegality is very robust, and that such decisions should not be made simply and solely...
It is important that there are grounds for the police to recommend to the CPS and for the CPS to take action on prosecution. That could happen in any number of circumstances. In the circumstances that generated this Statement, the decision to take forward the prosecution was taken
by the...
It is important that there are grounds for the police to recommend to the CPS and for the CPS to take action on prosecution. That could happen in any number of circumstances. In the circumstances that generated this Statement, the decision to take forward the prosecution was taken
by the...
My Lords, I broadly support the Government’s response to this review, but I will make a few comments about the case of Chris Kaba, Sergeant Blake and firearms officers. I am not sure that the review goes far enough in two clear areas.
I repeat that it is a tragedy that...
My Lords, I broadly support the Government’s response to this review, but I will make a few comments about the case of Chris Kaba, Sergeant Blake and firearms officers. I am not sure that the review goes far enough in two clear areas.
I repeat that it is a tragedy that...
The noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, obviously brings great experience to this question and this discussion, and I appreciate the discussions I have had with him—not just in the Chamber of this House but also outside the Chamber.
The noble Lord will know, and understand, why I cannot comment in too much...
The noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, obviously brings great experience to this question and this discussion, and I appreciate the discussions I have had with him—not just in the Chamber of this House but also outside the Chamber.
The noble Lord will know, and understand, why I cannot comment in too much...
My Lords, 30 years ago, the House of Lords sitting judicially in the criminal appeal of Lee Clegg expressed concern that only a charge of murder was available in these cases, instead of an offence of, for example, using excessive force. The Law Lords pointed out—as the noble Lord, Lord...
My Lords, 30 years ago, the House of Lords sitting judicially in the criminal appeal of Lee Clegg expressed concern that only a charge of murder was available in these cases, instead of an offence of, for example, using excessive force. The Law Lords pointed out—as the noble Lord, Lord...
I am grateful to the noble Lord for that suggestion. We are in the process of reviewing the legislation and I do not want to pre-empt the reviews that are being undertaken by the Attorney-General and the individuals commissioned by the Home Secretary. It is clear, however, that we need...
I am grateful to the noble Lord for that suggestion. We are in the process of reviewing the legislation and I do not want to pre-empt the reviews that are being undertaken by the Attorney-General and the individuals commissioned by the Home Secretary. It is clear, however, that we need...
My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I accept that there is going to be a review, so perhaps I could ask the Minister to ask the review to consider the following. Surely, a lawfully armed police officer on duty, acting in accordance with their...
My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I accept that there is going to be a review, so perhaps I could ask the Minister to ask the review to consider the following. Surely, a lawfully armed police officer on duty, acting in accordance with their...
The noble Lord brings extensive experience to this debate and these questions from his policing background. I understand the points he has made, but I hope he will understand when I say to him first and foremost that I cannot second-guess the decisions that were taken by the CPS and/or...
The noble Lord brings extensive experience to this debate and these questions from his policing background. I understand the points he has made, but I hope he will understand when I say to him first and foremost that I cannot second-guess the decisions that were taken by the CPS and/or...
My Lords, having served as Police Ombudsman and having had the awesome responsibility of investigating a fatal police shooting, I know that these incidents are very, very rare. I know how difficult this is for all concerned—the family of Chris Kaba, but most particularly now, Sergeant Blake and his family,...
My Lords, having served as Police Ombudsman and having had the awesome responsibility of investigating a fatal police shooting, I know that these incidents are very, very rare. I know how difficult this is for all concerned—the family of Chris Kaba, but most particularly now, Sergeant Blake and his family,...