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The Weekly Law Reports

[2021] 1 WLR 418

Court of Appeal

*Regina (Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (National Police Chiefs’ Council intervening)

[2020] EWCA Civ 1301

2020 July 7, 8, 9;
Oct 9

Sir Geoffrey Vos C, Macur, Nicola Davies LJJ

Police— Discipline— Misconduct— Firearms officer shooting and killing suspect in mistaken belief suspect armed— Whether officer having case to answer for gross misconduct in using excessive force— Whether gross misconduct to be assessed by reference to criminal law test relating to self-defence— Police (Conduct) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/2632), Sch 2

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