A NEW firearms training centre for West Mercia Police has been given the go ahead.
The new centre, subject to planning permission, would be built at West Mercia Police’s headquarters in Worcestershire and would feature a 50metre indoor range, a building search training area and a training school with classrooms.
Police and Crime Commissioner John Campion said: “West Mercia is thankfully a low crime area where police firearms deployment is relatively rare, however this new state of the art facility is vital to ensuring that West Mercia Police can continue to keep communities safe.
“Police firearms training is quite rightly undertaken to exceptionally high standards in West Mercia.
“This facility will ensure those high standards can be built on for generations to come.
Chief Constable Pippa Mills said: “We welcome the investment in our firearms training facility which reinforces our commitment to deliver an excellent service and keep our communities safe.
“As the public would quite rightly expect, firearms officers are trained to exceptionally high standards and it is vital we are able to continue to do this with modern facilities that are fit for purpose and suitably equip our officers to face the challenges of armed policing.”
