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Derbyshire police force fined £60,000 after officers burned by petrol bombs during riot training
Four officers suffered burns and permanent scarring in a 2021 riot training exercise due to inadequate risk assessments and PPE guidance, Derbyshire Police admitted.
- Derbyshire Constabulary pleaded guilty at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Monday and was fined £60,000 after officers were burned during petrol-bomb riot training.
- In a Rotherham, South Yorkshire training scenario, 13 officers faced petrol bombs thrown by colleagues, with 4 suffering lower-body burns.
- The HSE concluded planning and control failures left officers insufficiently protected during petrol-bomb training, citing inadequate PPE guidance, poor risk assessment, and unsafe work systems.
- The court ordered Derbyshire Constabulary to pay £60,000 in fines and £9,470 in costs at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on January 19, and HSE Inspector Jennifer Elsegood warned `High-risk training activities must be planned and controlled with the same care and professionalism expected in any other workplace`.
- Three of the injured needed hospital treatment and later resumed work, yet the HSE noted all four injured officers suffer permanent scarring and lasting psychological harm.
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The Independent (US)Force fined after police officers injured by petrol bombs during riot training
Four officers suffered burns to their lower bodies, with three needing hospital treatment
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