I do wonder, to UK police have a similar system to Norwegian police (that are in general also not armed) where there are handguns locked in the patrol car? They

I do wonder, to UK police have a similar system to Norwegian police (that are in general also not armed) where there are handguns locked in the patrol car? They still have to radio in to get approval from the commanding officer before arming themselves though. BTW, in recent years there have been a "temporary" general arming of the Norwegian police that have lead to a bunch of incidents (most of them accidental discharges as the issues handgun do not have the typical safety, as they were not intended to be carried on the hip for extended periods) including one where a officer fired a warning shot into the air...