Met Police firearms officers issued with head mounted cameras

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Firearms officers working in the capital will be given head-mounted cameras to boost transparency&comma; more than three years after the plans were first mooted&period; The Metropolitan Police said officers working for armed response units will have the devices attached to baseball caps and ballistic helmets&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cameras have already been given to 17&comma;500 officers in the country’s largest police force&comma; with the latest tranche seeing 1&comma;000 members of Firearms Command getting the devices&period; The plans were first suggested by previous Met commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe in 2014 in the wake of the death of 29-year-old Mark Duggan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sir Bernard said giving firearms officers cameras would result in speedier justice for victims and help the force &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;be more accountable” in the wake of the death&comma; which sparked riots in 2011&period; Commander Matt Twist&comma; in charge of the Firearms Command&comma; said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Officers who carry an overt firearm as part of their role very much welcome the use of Body Worn Video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;IMG&lowbar;2979&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;londonglossy&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;08&sol;IMG&lowbar;2979-663x1024&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"988" class&equals;"aligncenter size-large wp-image-117148" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It provides a documented and accurate account of the threats officers face and the split-second decisions they make&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The cameras also offer greater transparency for those in front of the camera as well as those behind it&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Only those officers who carry a firearm overtly will be given a camera&comma; while other units including Mounted Branch&comma; Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection and Specialist Crime Units to be given the devices by October&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>London mayor Sadiq Khan said the technology &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;will make a real difference to those carrying firearms”&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He said&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As we complete the London-wide rollout&comma; the cameras will also provide our officers with confidence in the transparency of their actions&comma; as they continue their great work on the front line fighting crime and keeping our city safe&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed2e52d5e8f">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; 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