proportionate

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Under international law, police forces are allowed to use chemicals as crowd-control agents as long as they are considered proportionate and have only short-term effects.

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They also argue that Cooper should have consulted the group before banning it and that she failed to take into account her own policy that such a decision had to be proportionate.

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They concluded: "We are satisfied that the policing strategy and operational plan was effective, proportionate and maintained the city's reputation as a safe and welcoming place for everyone."

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The report found that a "fragmented" regulatory system has resulted in a lack of industry-wide safety oversight, which has led to "conservative and costly decisions not proportionate to the actual risk being managed".

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Addressing concerns that the bill was not sufficiently radical, she said the reforms were "balanced and proportionate".

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