Can anyone plese tell me it the UK Police are still issued whistles apart from No.1 Uniform ceremonial duties? And if you are one of our finest, when did you actually last blow your whistle whilst on duty???

The Met Police Special Escort Group motorcycle outriders have them, I was at bikesafe a couple of years back and the SEG had a stand

a blast from a whistle at a crossroads apprantaly gets peoples attention much better then a beap of the horn which people hear multiple times a day

Hi, Not the answer to your question, but the only time I heard a police whistle used in anger during 39 years service, was in 1960, Maidstone, Kent, dead of night, no traffic noise, blasted off about 800 yards from myself. In those days we had 7 town centre beats each manned, and it was amazing where each of the officers emerged from and impressive to see 8 officers in total converge on one angry tramp and an even angrier Constable, whom he had assaulted. Sean