Police Dogs in Public Order Situations

Request 1

Does the PSNI have a General Risk Assessment (PSNIGRA) for the deployment of Police Dogs in Public Order Situations and if so, can it be available for public inspection?

Request 2 If the PSNI has such a document:

• Is it current?
• What dates is it effective from and to?
• And has it been ‘signed off’ by a Senior Rank and viewed/reviewed by the Police Federation for Northern Ireland, as counter signatory

Request 3

What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the PSNI making available for Public Service dogs, deployed in Public Order situations?

Request 4

PSNI Comm Sec Correspondence 5029-21 refers. It is stated that PSNI “experimented’ with “some equipment” in the past, this is not “fit for purpose”;

 

• What documentation is available?
• What equipment was trialled?
• And finally what correspondence / reports is available documenting this “experimentation”?