PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Nottinghamshire Police: Stun Guns (12 March 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that tasers will be available to all Nottinghamshire Police Force officers who request one.
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)
Answer
The use of TASER® remains an operational matter for Chief Officers to decide the number of TASER® and the number of TASER® officers deployed based on their assessments of the threats and risks in their areas.
The Home Secretary will provide £6.7 million ringfenced funding to police forces in England and Wales to purchase 8,155 TASER® devices. This could mean more than 8,000 more officers will be able to carry TASER®.
A total of 41 forces submitted bids and all will receive the full amount of money they requested. This will help forces to better protect themselves and the public from harm.
Answered by:
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
23 March 2020
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