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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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1 results foundAuthor: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Home Affairs Committee Title: Policing Large Scale Disorder: Lessons from the Disturbances of August 2011 Summary: This presents the submissions to the Committee regarding the disburbances of August 2011. The committee concluded: What ultimately worked in quelling the disorder was increasing the number of police officers on duty and flooding the streets with police. The committee regrets that this did not happen and regards the operation to police the disorder in many towns and cities, and particularly in London, as flawed. Although all the events are grouped together in the public mind as the "August riots", they were different phenomena in different cities and even in different parts of the same city, making it difficult to draw generalised conclusions. The single most important reason why the disorder spread was the perception, relayed by television as well as social media, that in some areas the police had lost control of the streets. Some of those who took part in the disturbances undoubtedly did use social media to communicate with each other, but television also played a part in spreading the disorder. The death of Mark Duggan was a significant factor in the disorder that took place in Tottenham. A potentially tense situation was made worse by failures of communication on the part of the Metropolitan Police and the Independent Police Complaints Commission. All police forces should have a communication strategy in place so that if it is decided that there is a credible threat of severe public disorder, all business in the affected area are given early and consistent advice about what action they should take. This did not happen in August. The Government should urgently clarify whether police authorities will be able to recover the total cost of policing the riots. The August disturbances were an exceptional series of events and, at a time when police authorities are being asked to make significant savings quickly, they should be assisted in meeting the cost of the policing operation. The victim's surcharge, which is currently payable at a flat rate of £15, should be reviewed to consider whether it should be increased for public order incidents where the Riot (Damages) Act 1886 could be invoked. The Government should speed up the process of reimbursing people under the Riot (Damages) Act 1886. The committee commended police forces that made positive use of social media to inform and reassure the public during the disorder. It would be unhelpful to switch off social media during times of widespread and serious disorder. Details: London: House of Commons, 2011. 85p. Source: Internet Resource: Sixteenth Report of Session 2010-12: Accessed February 27, 2012 at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmhaff/1456/1456vw.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmhaff/1456/1456vw.pdf Shelf Number: 124281 Keywords: Disorderly ConductPolicing Public DemonstrationsRiots (U.K.) |