HUMBERSIDE Police it extending a pilot of spit guards across its patch.
After an initial three month period, the pilot is being rolled out to all custody suites and one team in each of its four geographical areas. The new phase of the pilot will last for three months, and after that a decision will be made whether the spit guards should be rolled out further, the force confirmed.
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