Written Question·Home Office·UIN 44493

Stun Guns

Tabled: 7 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to conduct a Child Rights Impact Assessment before the potential authorisation of Taser 10 for use by police forces in England and Wales.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
Government decisions on whether to approve Taser for police use are informed by robust, independent technical and medical testing and assessments alongside an equality impact assessment which sets out any implications for those with protected characterist...

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