Children's Commissioner on police pursuits
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English - May 29, 2023 19:43 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Children's Commissioner is imploring police not to pursue young drivers.
The police commissioner, Andrew Coster, announced the change to the pursuit policy on the back of a large increase in offenders racing away from police.
The police association says more people will likely die as a result of the change.
The Children's Commissioner, Judge Frances Eivers, spoke to Craig McCulloch.