Tasers

  • Reference Number: 3104
  • Date released: 23 May 2011

Request

Could you please state:

A. The number of tasers you own

B. The number of officers authorised in their use

C. The number of officers routinely equipped with a taser.

D. The total number of officers in your force.

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

A)- we own 108 Tasers

B) - There are 60 specially trained officers and 83 Firearms officers.

C) - Routinely a minimum of 24 officers during the 24 hour day. This number can fluctuate upwards at any given time.

D) This information is accessible to you by other means and is therefore exempt information in accordance with section 21 of the Act. please see our web site at the following link:

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