Police officers who shout at violent suspects while restraining them have to spend valuable time filling in forms to justify their actions, it has emerged.

New figures released by the Home Office detail for the first time every incident where a frontline officer employs a "use of force" during their duties.

The data, which is being collected in some force areas for the first time, means officers have to faithfully record what actions they take when dealing with the public.

The statistics revealed that last year there were 313,000 recorded incidents of police force across England and Wales.

This details every occasion when an officer uses a so-called "force tactic", which includes everything from putting a non-compliant suspect in handcuffs to using a firearm.