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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose and Catie McLeod

NSW police reject watchdog’s calls for updated training and protocols on use of force

A NSW police officer on his bike
The NSW police force has said there is ‘clear and sufficient guidance’ on the use of police power in its rejection of the Lecc’s Operation Mantus report recommendations. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

New South Wales police have rejected calls from the state’s police watchdog for updated training and protocols for officers on the use of force, especially when handcuffing children, after a scathing report handed down last year.

In its Operation Mantus report, the NSW law enforcement conduct commission (Lecc) said the way police were trained should be changed and ongoing education provided to officers.

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