Use of tactical contact to bring a motorcycle pursuit to an end

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.022955

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Can the Metropolitan Police use tactical contact to bring a motorcycle pursuit to an end.

If not then what options do your officers have to stop a motorcycle pursuit?

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In 2017 the Met saw the highest number of moped enabled offences recorded Pan London. Op Venice sought to provide a workable and sustainable solution to this problem, leading to the formation of the Scorpion team – highly skilled drivers and riders who were given a green light to instigate tactical contact against moped and motorbikes involved in criminality. As a result of the Op Venice proactive tactics, huge reductions have been achieved in moped enabled criminality.