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Police ask for better riot equipment [1981]

01 January 1991

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Police ask for better riot equipment [1981]
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D8101954
Public order Police

Leaders of police organizations are to ask William Whitelaw,
Home Secretary, to provide better riot control equipment. A
speed-up of the review of the working of the Public Order Act
has also been ordered in the wake of recent rioting in Brixton
and elsewhere.

Sunday Telegraph 81/04/26 p4; Guardian 81/04/27 p4,22; Times
p4; Telegraph p8

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