During continued authorisation, who is responsible for risk assessment?

• A. Initial phase drivers
• B. Tactical phase advanced drivers
• C. Pursuit commander
• D. Control room supervisor

Answer: (B)

In continued authorisation, the ongoing risk assessment is carried out by the tactical phase advanced drivers. Once a pursuit moves beyond the initial response, the officers actively driving in the tactical phase take responsibility for continually evaluating risk, adapting tactics, and deciding whether to continue, pause, or terminate based on factors like speed, distance, road conditions, traffic, weather, and new information about the suspect. The pursuit commander remains in overall command, but the hands-on, real‑time risk assessment is performed by the tactical phase driver. The control room supervisor supports and coordinates from afar, while initial phase drivers are focused on the early stage and do not handle the continual risk assessment in the sustained pursuit.