And of course there is a National Pursuit Policy to go hand in hand with the
NPAS S.O.P. on deploying to a pursuit, that all forces adhere to - isn't there ?
In a busy, built up area, such as West Midlands, it is a rare, rare thing, to have any pursuit last more than about 5 minutes,
( other than when it was someone from a Neighbouring Force that we didn't know about ! ),
UNLESS the Control Room Inspector is confident that Air Support will arrive imminently,
and even then, the Pursuit will be "abandoned" if it is perceived to be too dangerous to allow it to continue.
Too dangerous that is for those in the car being pursued, the cars pursuing, the Public that might get caught up in it,
and the Control Room Inspector that didn't call it off before someone got hurt.
What other little gems of NPAS S.O.P. will be applied right across the Country,
when the Policing of Urban and Rural areas differs so much ?
Looking forward to all the fireworks and celebrations launching the new Service on Monday
