The Metropolitan Police Service announces wearing of head mounted cameras to overt firearm officers.

The cameras are being issued to all on the Armed Response Units in our Firearms Command, allowing them to wear the new technology on their baseball caps and ballistic helmets.

The Firearms Command will receive around 1,000 Axon Flex 2 cameras to encompass the additional firearms officers recruited as part of Operation Hercules.

More than 17,500 BVW cameras have been rolled out so far in London with the MPS continuing to be a global lead in what is thought to be the largest rollout of body worn cameras by police in the world.

The cameras have already been issued to frontline officers in 30 of the 32 boroughs, to officers from the Roads and Transport Policing Command, the Territorial Support Group and the Dog Support Unit. The remaining boroughs will be issued with BWV prior to the bank holiday weekend.