#JamiesLaw - A defibrillator in every UK police vehicle

National campaign

#JAMIE'S LAW.

Jamie's Law would make it mandatory for every police vehicle in the UK to carry a defibrillator. Today only armed-response cars do.

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A police officer and a supporter wearing an OurJay Foundation t-shirt stand together in front of an open police van, holding an iPAD AED unit between them. — Handover: from charity-funded to force-equipped.

Close-up of the orange iPAD AED defibrillator bag resting on a West Midlands Police vehicle. — The kit: an iPAD AED, ready to deploy.

Open boot of a marked police patrol car showing an iPAD AED, a red trauma kit, and a fire extinguisher loaded for response. — Boot of a patrol car, ready for the first call.

01
First on scene, often without the kit

Police vehicles do not carry defibrillators as standard. Only armed-response vehicles do. Where police arrive at a cardiac arrest first, the minutes spent fetching an AED can decide the outcome.
02
Minutes are oxygen

Per the Resuscitation Council UK, each minute without defibrillation in a shockable cardiac arrest reduces survival by roughly 10 percent. The kit on the wall, or on the vehicle, has to arrive in time.
03
The kit is comparatively cheap

A vehicle defibrillator costs around £750. Putting one in every front-line police vehicle is a small line item against what's already spent on response capability.

Where we are

Three forces, hundreds of vehicles, one law to go.

Every milestone below came from a different unlock - Home Office funding, money seized from criminals, charity partnership. Imagine what happens when it's mandated by statute and the unlock is just the law.

28

2025

Warwickshire Police

Specialist response vehicles equipped via Home Office funding (the force secured double the original offer of 14).

Source: Warwickshire Police news release
Force-wide

2025

West Midlands Police

Defibrillators installed in police vans, paid for from money seized from criminals by the Police & Crime Commissioner.

Source: BBC News
Front-line

2024

Northumbria / Tyne & Wear

Every front-line vehicle in Tyne & Wear equipped with an AED, donated by the Red Sky Foundation alongside the OurJay campaign.

Source: Shields Gazette

The ask

Write to your MP. Tell them an AED in every police vehicle should be a national standard, not a postcode lottery.

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From the rollout

What the campaign looks like on the road.

Two uniformed police officers standing in front of marked patrol vehicles, each holding an orange iPAD AED unit. — Officers ready, kit in hand.

An 'AED on Board' window decal on a police vehicle, carrying Durham Constabulary and Red Sky Foundation marks. — 'AED on Board' - visible from the kerb.

A specialist response officer in body armour stands at the open boot of an unmarked car containing equipment cases and an orange AED. — Today: specialist response vehicles only.

A Warwickshire Police marked patrol vehicle with an orange iPAD AED unit on the ground beside it. — Warwickshire rollout in progress.

The #JamiesLaw campaign poster: a photo grid with the headline 'Why are police vehicle defibs so vital?' and the call to action 'Jamies Law would make it mandatory for all police vehicles across the UK to carry a defibrillator.'

The original poster

The campaign first reached the public as a single A4 poster distributed via the foundation's socials and at events. Click to open the full-size image.

The rollout, force by force

Where #JamiesLaw stands today

We track all 48 UK police forces. As each one puts defibrillators on its vehicles, the numbers update here.

Avon and Somerset Police
South West
Not started
0 on vehicles
Bedfordshire Police
East
No data yet
Awaiting data
British Transport Police
No data yet
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Cambridgeshire Constabulary
East
No data yet
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Cheshire Constabulary
North West
No data yet
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City of London Police
London
No data yet
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Civil Nuclear Constabulary
No data yet
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Cleveland Police
North East
No data yet
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Cumbria Constabulary
North West
No data yet
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Derbyshire Constabulary
East Midlands
No data yet
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Devon and Cornwall Police
South West
No data yet
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Dorset Police
South West
No data yet
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Durham Constabulary
North East
No data yet
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Dyfed-Powys Police
Wales
No data yet
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Essex Police
East
No data yet
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Gloucestershire Constabulary
South West
No data yet
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Greater Manchester Police
North West
No data yet
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Gwent Police
Wales
No data yet
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
South East
No data yet
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Hertfordshire Constabulary
East
No data yet
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Humberside Police
Yorkshire and Humber
No data yet
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Kent Police
South East
No data yet
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Lancashire Constabulary
North West
No data yet
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Leicestershire Police
East Midlands
No data yet
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Lincolnshire Police
East Midlands
No data yet
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Merseyside Police
North West
No data yet
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Metropolitan Police Service
London
No data yet
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Ministry of Defence Police
No data yet
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Norfolk Constabulary
East
No data yet
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North Wales Police
Wales
No data yet
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North Yorkshire Police
Yorkshire and Humber
No data yet
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Northamptonshire Police
East Midlands
No data yet
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Northumbria Police
North East
No data yet
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Nottinghamshire Police
East Midlands
No data yet
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Police Scotland
Scotland
No data yet
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Police Service of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
No data yet
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South Wales Police
Wales
No data yet
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South Yorkshire Police
Yorkshire and Humber
No data yet
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Staffordshire Police
West Midlands
No data yet
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Suffolk Constabulary
East
No data yet
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Surrey Police
South East
No data yet
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Sussex Police
South East
No data yet
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Thames Valley Police
South East
No data yet
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Warwickshire Police
West Midlands
No data yet
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West Mercia Police
West Midlands
No data yet
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West Midlands Police
West Midlands
No data yet
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West Yorkshire Police
Yorkshire and Humber
No data yet
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Wiltshire Police
South West
No data yet
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Coverage figures are reported by the OurJay Foundation and updated as forces equip their fleets.

JamiesLaw - the campaign for defibrillators in every public place

#JAMIE'S LAW.

First on scene, often without the kit

Minutes are oxygen

The kit is comparatively cheap

Three forces, hundreds of vehicles, one law to go.

What the campaign looks like on the road.

Where #JamiesLaw stands today