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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

I would like to request information on the following:

1. The number of people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

2. How many people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

3. How many stop and searches did you carry out in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

4. How many of those stopped and searched in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

Yours faithfully,

Victory E.L

Greater Manchester Police

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

I would like to request information on the following:

1. The number of people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

2. How many people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

3. How many stop and searches did you carry out in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

4. How many of those stopped and searched in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

Yours faithfully,

Emmanuelle Victory Lhoni

Greater Manchester Police

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Greater Manchester Police
c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS

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Dear Ms Emmanuelle Victory Lhoni

Ref: GSA 2295/20

We apologise for the delay in contacting you and thank you for your
patience during this time.

We would be grateful if you could please advise by return if you still
require the information you requested below on 06/08/2020.

1. The number of people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

2. How many people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

3. How many stop and searches did you carry out in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

4. How many of those stopped and searched in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were

If we do not hear from you within 7 days of today's date, we will assume
that you no longer wish to proceed with the request and we will close it.

Kind regards,

 

FOI Team

Information Compliance and Records Management Unit
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS

 

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Greater Manchester Police

Dear Emmanuelle Victory Lhoni

Ref: GSA 2295/20

We apologise for the delay in contacting you and thank you for your
patience during this time.

We would be grateful if you could please advise by return if you still
require the information you requested below on 06/08/20

1. The number of people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

 

2. How many people tasered in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

 

3. How many stop and searches did you carry out in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

 

4. How many of those stopped and searched in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were

If we do not hear from you within 7 days of today's date, we will assume
that you no longer wish to proceed with the request and we will close it.

Kind regards,

FOI Team

Information Compliance and Records Management Unit
Information Services Branch
Greater Manchester Police
c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS

 

You can access many of our services online at [1]www.gmp.police.uk.

For emergencies only call 999, or 101 if it's a less urgent matter.

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Twitter: [3]www.twitter.com/gmpolice
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YouTube: [6]www.youtube.com/gmpolice
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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

Yes I would still require information on the request above. Although I would like to change the date range to:

1. The number of people tasered in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

2. How many people tasered in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were black.

3. How many stop and searches did you carry out in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.

4. How many of those stopped and searched in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 were
black.

Yours faithfully,

Victory E.L

Dear Greater Manchester Police,

Yes, I still require this information.

Yours faithfully,

Victory E.L

Greater Manchester Police

Good Afternoon

Thank you for your response.

Your request has been allocated to a case worker and you will receive a response in due course.

Thanks

Kind Regards

Information Compliance & Records Management Unit|Greater Manchester Police
Tel: 0161 856 2532 | Postal address: c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2NS

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Good Afternoon

Please see attached the response to your Freedom of Information request.

Sorry for the extended delay in providing a response.

Thanks

Kind Regards

Georgia Boardman
Information Compliance & Records Management Assistant

Information Compliance & Records Management Unit|Greater Manchester Police
Tel: 0161 856 2532 | Postal address: c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, Manchester M11 2NS

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Independent report explores the potential causes of racial and ethnic disparities in the use of Taser

(Analysis by researchers from Keele University, UCL, The University of Exeter and Staffordshire University)

Key findings from the research suggest:

https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2023/...

The Report:

Taser use and its association with social, ethnic and racial disparities in policing (TASERD)

https://www.keele.ac.uk/kpac/fundedproje...

In the year ending on March 31, 2022, Home Office Statistics record that Tasers were utilised in a total of 34,276 incidents p25

Importantly, within the GMP study, analysis indicated that some police-recorded impact factors were themselves affected by ethnicity...For example, the results suggest that threats perceived by police officers due to the sex, size, and build of individuals might be amplified if those individuals are from a Black or Mixed background, and that prior intelligence might be more prevalent or readily available if they were from Black or Mixed background... p16

We also find that, even after controlling for all other factors, officers in the City of Manchester are more likely to use Taser compared to other geographical areas in GMP. p 156

This study relies on data from use of force forms and other auxiliary information provided by GMP.From January 2018 to December 2021, 56,954 cases of use of force were recorded, of which 5,293 (9.4%) referred to Taser. Ethnicity data were missing for the officers in 590 of these cases which amounts to approximately 1% of the sample. 159

Table 9. Proportion of use of force and Taser use across geographical areas (GMP p162)

Table 2. Taser usage levels across the force areas p149 (9 police forces)

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GMP 741 (14%).....Met 3,178 (9.40%).....West Mercia 89 (5.31%).....Gwent 88 (9.43%).....Bedfordshire 124 (9.99%).....Surrey 181 (8.81%).....West Yorkshire 202 (7.47%).....Hampshire 192 (14.20%).....Derbyshire 103 (9.2%)

People perceived by the police to be ‘Black or Black British’ were 8.6 times more likely than ‘White’ people to experience Taser during use-of-force incidents. p23

At the very least, and perhaps crucially, it would seem that Taser was more likely to be used in areas with larger Black populations even if it was other factors that had initially ‘attracted’ police attention (i.e., crime, deprivation, and so on) to those places p183

4. We also identified a notable lack of attention to utilising dialogue, or tactical communications, to handle situations of potential conflict, and in terms of de-escalation strategies more broadly. p202

Concerns were also raised about the lack of follow up on IOPC recommendations. As one participant noted:

“When I read the IOPC’s 2021 study I almost wept because it identified everything that went wrong in [his] case. And nothing was learned, and nothing has changed… 36

It is often suggested that BWV audits are an effective way forward regarding scrutiny and research-based analysis of CED use... However, mirroring the experiences of SGMs, the research team encountered acute difficulties accessing BWC footage for a variety of different reasons... However, even in our limited sample we observed several instances where use of Taser appeared to us to be contrary to the guidance provided in Authorised Professional Practice (APP) and training. p11/12

HMICFRS 15/12/23:

Police must apply safeguards and improve scrutiny to minimise harm when using stop and search

'A police super-complaint* submitted by the Criminal Justice Alliance raised concerns about the harms caused by “suspicion-less” section 60** stop and searches and inadequate scrutiny of all stop and search powers.'

https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov...

Report on the Criminal Justice Alliance’s super-complaint – Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and independent community scrutiny of stop and search

Published on: 15 December 2023

https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov...

Forces carried out a total of 530,365 stop and search encounters in 2021/22. But fewer than 1 percent (4,341) of these were carried out using section 60 powers... 8 forces accounted for almost 95 percent (4,111) of all section 60 searches. p7

Data available when this fieldwork was carried out (data for year ending 31 March 2021) shows that a Black person is 12.5 times more likely to be stopped and searched under section 60 than a White person... p125