APR Arrest & Plastic restraint

This new training programme,
has been designed specifically for:

Door Supervisors

Store Detectives

Security Officers

street crime/ wardens

civil enforcement officers

baliffs

close protection officers

civilian court staff

prisoner escorts

event stewards

The use of handcuffs and restraints
There has been much debate as to whether security operatives should use handcuffs or the new plastic restraints that are now available when effecting lawful arrests of violent people.

There is nothing in the law that says that security operatives can use handcuffs for restraining people, but nothing that says they cannot. Provided that they are only used when effecting a lawful arrest, and only on violent detainees, when they are absolutely necessary, to prevent escape or injury, then it is perfectly legal to use them.