Forces to get quaratine powers to halt coronavirus spread

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Twenty forces in England now using Naloxone says NPCC - Mark Lay, the National Drugs Coordinator for the NPCC, told the Public Accounts Committee that plans to provide the spray to firearms officers are also being looked at.

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DNA for terrorists convicted abroad will be retained indefinitely - The measure will come in through the new Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.

Forces to get quaratine powers to halt coronavirus spread

Police will quarantine people and focus only on serious crime if the coronavirus outbreak worsens.

Date - 3rd March 2020
By - Chris Smith

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The official plan launched by the Prime Minister confirmed regulations would be used by police to “allow them to detain and direct individuals in quarantined areas at risk or suspected of having the virus”. The measure is part of the...

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