Brexit plans leave police exposed emergency planning expert warns

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Brexit plans leave police exposed emergency planning expert warns

Police forces could be exposed to a range of challenging scenarios without effective plans, an expert on emergency planning has warned.

Date - 13th September 2019
By - Chris Smith

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Dr Lucy Easthope, Chair of the Emergency Planning Society’s education committee, said chief constables would have to ensure they delivered daily resilience in a situation that could last for months. She warned the scenarios set out by the...

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