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issued regulations, effective 23 May 1994, that gave ARV crews standing authority to wear their handguns overtly and to deploy their weapons. Several police forces followed suit. The Greater Manchester police became one of those whose ARVs openly carried firearms beginning 6 September 1994.
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Revolvers and pistols could be removed from the secure safe by ARV members if, in a member's opinion, an immediate threat to life was posed. Authorisation for this from the control room was required, including contacting an officer of
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ARVs were deployed officially for the first time in London in 1991. An "unpublicised" ARV was deployed in the Brixton area after the riots and was operational in the 1980s, code name Lima Delta 53. This had the standard
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revolvers and was on patrol at all times. Following their success, forces outside of the capital later formed similar units during the early to mid-1990s. The concept of an ARV was influenced by
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granted a standing authority for ARV crews to overtly wear handguns and to deploy their weapons when he introduced ARV patrols nationally.
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ARVs are visually identified by fellow officers from a yellow dot sticker and an asterisk on the roof for helicopters to identify them.
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Armed response vehicles were introduced to British police forces to provide them with a firearms response capability, as
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could give authorisation in an emergency. Following an increase in the size of the Firearms Unit, Commissioner
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https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/what-armed-response-vehicle-officers-arv-shot-dead-london-bridge-attackers-1624659
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https://www.psni.police.uk/sites/default/files/2022-09/Chapter%209%20Police%20Use%20of%20Firearms.pdf
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Review of Standing Firearms Authority for Armed Response Vehicle Crews within Police Scotland
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ARVs are specially adapted and modified to accommodate specialist equipment.
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Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (October 2014).
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Type of a police car operated by police forces in the United Kingdom
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Early ARVs contained a secure safe between the seats containing a
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Armed Police, The Police Use of Firearms since 1945
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Index

Armed Response Vehicle

Battenburg markings
police car
United Kingdom
authorised firearms officers
firearms

Protection Command
police in the United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Smith & Wesson
West Yorkshire Police
.38
Smith & Wesson Model 10
9mm
Heckler & Koch MP5
semi-automatic
carbines
boot
revolvers
semi-automatic
Glock 17
Heckler & Koch G36C
Mumbai style terrorist attack
Association of Chief Police Officers
Chief Inspector
Sir Paul Condon
Police Scotland
Authorised firearms officer

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