Police say although they are committed to transparency in investigating police-involved shootings, they cannot release bodycam footage of the incidents.

This comes amid concerns over an increase in police-involved shootings in 2025 compared to last year, a trend which Police Complaints Authority director David West described as “disturbing” earlier this year.

In March, West noted the number of police-involved shooting incidents, and the number of people dead as a result of these confrontations, had more than doubled this year compared to a similar period last year.