Interview: 'We can do more at major incidents'

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Interview: 'We can do more at major incidents'

Police Oracle speaks to a former Met senior officer now working for the British Red Cross who says the response burden in major incidents needs to be rebalanced.

Date - 7th December 2019
By - Chris Smith

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