Civil Nuclear Constabulary: service expansion and diversification
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Detail of outcome
The responses to this consultation provided strong support overall for the proposals to amend legislation to allow the CNC to provide services beyond the Civil Nuclear sector, and to enable the CNC to assist other police forces where there is a special demand on their resources.
Therefore the government intend to further develop the proposals, addressing the considerations and concerns raised, and introduce legislation to Parliament using an appropriate legislative vehicle when Parliamentary time allows.
Detail of feedback received
We received 51 responses.
| Respondent Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Individual | 30 |
| Industry - Large business | 6 |
| Industry - Trade body | 1 |
| NGO | 2 |
| Policing organisation | 9 |
| Regulator | 1 |
| Trade union | 2 |
| Total | 51 |
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation seeks views on proposed legislation to amend the remit and powers of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the specialist armed police force charged with protecting civil nuclear sites and nuclear materials in England, Scotland and Wales. This will ensure that, should a need arise in the future, the Constabulary can utilise their expertise in deterrence and armed response to support other critical infrastructure sites, as well as assist other police forces in an emergency.
We are consulting to seek views on the proposed service expansion and how this can be most effectively achieved.
We would like to seek the views of interested parties, which are expected to include nuclear site licence companies and approved nuclear carriers, as well as operators of other critical national infrastructure sites, law enforcement agencies, and any other interested stakeholders.
See the BEIS consultation privacy notice.
Please do not send responses by post to the department at the moment as we may not be able to access them.
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Published 24 June 2021Last updated 9 December 2021 + show all updates
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