Category Archives: Firearms and Conducted Energy Devices (Taser)

Please provide the data on the number of times officers in your force have used Tasers on people aged 17 years old and younger in each calendar year since January 2015. Read more

Please could you provide the following information;
1. How many police officers are currently trained to use of a Taser?
2. Which departments/units (i.e. Roads Policing/Neighbourhood Policing) contain officers who carry Tasers?
3. Do you intend to increase the number of Taser trained officers over the next 12 months?
4. If so, by how many.
5. Are Tasers issued to any officer who wishes to undergo the training required?
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1. How many officers are currently trained to use a Taser within this force? Read more

1) What locations have West Midlands Police used to do any firearms training over the last 5 years? Read more

For the years 2016, 2017 and the period 1st January 2018 to 1st November 2018, could you please tell me:

1) How many times did your police officers discharge a Taser in drive stun mode at a person?
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For the years 2016, 2017 and the period 1st January 2018 to 1st November 2018, could you please tell me:

1) How many times did your police officers discharge a Taser in drive stun mode at a person?
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