00:00The Met's announcement comes in the wake of incidents like the Golders Green knife attack last month where apprehending officers
00:09were criticised online for their use of force.
00:12The Met says that they trialled this new approach by releasing the body-worn footage from those officers hours after
00:20the incident in response to that online discourse.
00:23Body-worn footage used to typically be published following the conclusion of any criminal proceedings, which often meant it was
00:32not seen until years after an incident.
00:35The force also released footage of the Unite the Kingdom protest to provide an insight into the abuse officers faced
00:44from protesters.
00:45Commander Nirav Patel of The Met has said the policy will show people the work the force is doing and
00:53help protect officers.
00:55He also said the force were increasingly seeing videos posted online which are selectively edited or show a short snippet
01:04of a longer interaction.
01:05The Met has now pledged to proactively release body-worn video in a number of instances, including to help trace
01:14suspects when footage is shown in court to illustrate a heroic act.
01:20The policy adds that the expectation is that the force will disclose footage where practically possible, particularly amid concerns from
01:29the community.
01:29with the movement of the 15 to say.
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