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<p>Since the attacks in Mumbai in 2008 the Home Office has worked with the Department
for Communities and Local Government, Department of Health and the police and security
and intelligence agencies to develop a strong, police-led capability to deal with
large-scale firearms attacks in the UK. We have also improved joint working between
the emergency services to deal with the particular challenges of this type of incident
so that specialist joint police, ambulance and fire teams are now in place in key
areas across England (including London), with equivalents in Scotland and Wales. Firearms
police are trained to respond to a marauding firearms attack and fire and ambulance
teams are trained and equipped to manage casualties in higher risk environments. Under
the Spending Review, the Government has also committed to protecting police spending
in real terms and to further strengthen police firearms resource to protect citizens
from terrorism. New funding is also available to the security and intelligence agencies
to provide for an additional 1,900 officers to better respond to the threat we face
from international terrorism, cyber-attacks and other global risks.</p><p>We are reviewing
our response to firearms attacks of the type seen in Paris, to see if there is anything
we can learn.</p>
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