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Policing- in brief; UK: New Metropolitan police riot training centre.

01 March 2003

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A £55 million Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Centre opened in Gravesend, Kent on 15 April. The 9,250 square metre facility, which includes a fake town centre complete with shops, banks, nightclubs and a pub, a housing estate and part of a stadium, will be used to train police officers for public order incidents. A life-sized section of an aircraft will be used to train "air marshals" to respond to hijack or public order situations. Additional features include a laser video firing range, an assault house, several search houses and an eight storey abseil tower for practising roof entries into buildings. The centre was built by Equiton and will replace facilities at Lippitts Hill and Hounslow. It has accommodation for 302 people. Lord Harris, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority, in a pessimistic prediction on the future of UK policing, described the complex as "vital" to train police officers in riot and gun control and counter-terrorism. Times 16.4.03.

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