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Armed Response Vehicles for London (1)

01 January 1991

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Armed Response Vehicles for London
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From July permanently armed police patrol cars, known as armed
response vehicles (ARV), will be patrolling the streets of
London. Eight ARVs are planned with between three and five on the
streets at any one time. Officers trained by Scotland Yard's PT17
firearms unit will provide crews for the specially customised
vehicles and their armoury will include automatic pistols and
Heckler and Koch 9mm sub-machine guns. The plans have been
attacked by the National Council for Civil Liberties as `the
further militarisation of the police' without debate or
consultation. Guardian, 10.5.91; Independent, 11.5.91; South
London Press 17.5.91.

Statewatch no 3 July/August 1991

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