POLICE and council officials have visited nearly 40 supermarkets and shops following complaints about compliance with Covid-19 regulations. They joined forces for a targeted week-long operation in the BCP area and have contacted the head offices of those who could not resolve issues on the day. Although many were operating safely, a number of issues were identified. Council officers worked with the businesses to provide advice on issues such as congestion on the shop floor or shop entrances, displaying correct signage and providing gloves for customers to take unwrapped food products, roping off non-essential products and putting in place security staff on the door to ensure customers were adhering to the safety restrictions.
By Jason Lewis
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- Neighbourhood inspectors from across BCP, Superintendent Heather Dixey, force COVID-19 silver commander and BCP Council leader Drew Mellor will be speaking directly to residents on Facebook live.
- The event is being broadcast live across Bournemouth Police, Poole Poole and Christchurch Police Facebooks as well as the Dorset Police website.
- Residents have been invited to send in questions or ask them during the event.
Officers reported firing the electrical weapons in one of those cases. The Children’s Rights Alliance for England says the recorded increase in use of Tasers against children by police forces across England and Wales is “alarming”. The children’s human rights charity says “being threatened” with a Taser can be extremely frightening for a child even if the weapon is not fired, and has called for a ban on their use on young people. Home Office figures show Dorset Police drew Tasers on children aged under 18 on 15 occasions in 2019-20, up from 10 the previous year. The figure counts the number of times each officer involved in an incident used the device rather than the number of separate incidents or how many children were involved. The age recorded is that perceived by the officer.
Officers reported firing the electrical weapons in one of those cases. The Children’s Rights Alliance for England says the recorded increase in use of Tasers against children by police forces across England and Wales is alarming . The charity says being threatened with a Taser can be extremely frightening for a child even if the weapon is not fired, and has called for a ban on their use on young people. Home Office figures show Dorset Police drew Tasers on children aged under 18 on 15 occasions in 2019-20, up from 10 the previous year. The figure counts the number of times each officer involved in an incident used the device rather than the number of separate incidents or how many children were involved. The age recorded is that perceived by the officer.