YES - Paul Eveleigh, acting chief inspector, Basildon division, Essex Police
The short answer is yes. That is not what Essex Police are doing. The force would not dream of trying to ban hooded tops and hats. To clarify matters, Essex Police is supporting an initiative among local shops that relies on signs warning customers that they may be asked to leave if they do not remove their headgear. The reasoning behind this is that police will find it easier to identify shoplifters against CCTV images. Bearing in mind that high-street banks and many other premises request that customers remove motorcycle helmets when inside, the scheme does not seem unreasonable.
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