More use of PLTs at protestors away fixtures likely

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More use of PLTs at protestors' 'away fixtures' likely

Further use of tactic could be used to lessen the cost of policing protest, senior officers believe.

National lead for policing protest ACC Sarah Hamlin

Date - 23rd March 2016
By - Ian Weinfass - Police Oracle

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Sending police liaison teams on protests away from their force area could become a more widely used tactic to aid public order policing. In an interview with PoliceOracle.com, national lead for public order Chief Constable Justine Curran and lead...

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