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The Independent Police Complaints Commission says it is "disappointed" some Welsh forces have not fully implemented driver training guidelines. | |
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has issued guidelines on police pursuits and driver training. | The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has issued guidelines on police pursuits and driver training. |
The four Welsh forces have adopted the guidelines, but only North Wales Police have fully implemented them, BBC Radio's Eye on Wales has learned. | |
Dyfed-Powys did not give details "for operational reasons". | |
Acpo would like officers in all forces in England and Wales to complete "initial stage pursuit training". | |
The training would enable police officers without advanced driving training to begin the early stages of a pursuit until advanced drivers could take over. | |
Gwent and South Wales Police told the programme they were not currently using the module. Dyfed-Powys declined to comment. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is expected to publish a report on 48 deaths which involved police vehicles in pursuit or answering emergency calls. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is expected to publish a report on 48 deaths which involved police vehicles in pursuit or answering emergency calls. |
Four of the deaths involved Welsh forces. | Four of the deaths involved Welsh forces. |
The IPCC commissioner for Wales, Tom Davies, said the body was "disappointed at the reasons why these difficulties have not been reduced". | The IPCC commissioner for Wales, Tom Davies, said the body was "disappointed at the reasons why these difficulties have not been reduced". |
He said: "It is fair to say that these policies put into place to try and minimise these difficulties have not been implemented evenly across the UK." | He said: "It is fair to say that these policies put into place to try and minimise these difficulties have not been implemented evenly across the UK." |
Eye on Wales is broadcast on BBC Radio Wales on Monday at 1803 GMT. |