TASERs within Merseyside Police

Dear Mr James

Reference No: SM124/13

Thank you for your application for information concerning

1. How many police officers routinely carry a TASER?
   
    2. How many police officers are trained to use a TASER?
   
    3. Which departments/units (e.g. Dog Section, Roads Policing Unit)
    contain officers who routinely carry a TASER?
   
    4. In regard to question 3, how many police officers work in these
    departments/units and how many police officers carry TASER in said
    departments/units.
   
    5. Out of all police officers in Merseyside Police, what is the
    percentage of police officers who routinely carry a TASER?
   
    6. Please state the methods in which the TASER is carried by police
    officers (e.g. belt holster, TAC Vest holster, leg holster)
   
    7. What colour is the personal protection vest worn by officers in
    each applicable department?
   
    8. Does the colours of the TASER in Merseyside Police vary?
   
    9. If yes to question 6, please state the colour variations.
   
    10. If no to question 6 please state the colours of the TASER used
    by Merseyside Police (e.g. yellow and black, blue, black)
   
    11. How many TASERs does Merseyside Police currently hold?
   
    12. How many times was the TASER used in the following modes in
    2012;
    a. discharge;
    b. arced;
    c. drive-stun;
    d. red-dot;
    e. aimed;
    f. not stated
   
    13. How many times was the TASER used by each applicable
    department/unit within Merseyside Police in the following modes
    in 2012;
    a. discharge;
    b. arced;
    c. drive-stun;
    d. red-dot;
    e. aimed;
    f. not stated
   
    14. How many police officers are currently employed by Merseyside
    Police?

. This will be dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

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Yours sincerely,

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO Box 59, Liverpool. L69 1JD
Telephone: 0151 777 7019 Fax: 0151 777 7099
Email : [Merseyside Police request email]

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Dear Mr James

Response Letter - FOI Application SM124/13 (please quote in all
correspondence)

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 22/05/13 I note that you seek access to the
following information:
Please provide the following information (if the information is not
    available or needs clarification then disregard the question):
   
    1. How many police officers routinely carry a TASER?
   
    2. How many police officers are trained to use a TASER?
   
    3. Which departments/units (e.g. Dog Section, Roads Policing Unit)
    contain officers who routinely carry a TASER?
   
    4. In regard to question 3, how many police officers work in these
    departments/units and how many police officers carry TASER in said
    departments/units.
   
    5. Out of all police officers in Merseyside Police, what is the
    percentage of police officers who routinely carry a TASER?
   
    6. Please state the methods in which the TASER is carried by police
    officers (e.g. belt holster, TAC Vest holster, leg holster)
   
    7. What colour is the personal protection vest worn by officers in
    each applicable department?
   
    8. Does the colours of the TASER in Merseyside Police vary?
   
    9. If yes to question 6, please state the colour variations.
   
    10. If no to question 6 please state the colours of the TASER used
    by Merseyside Police (e.g. yellow and black, blue, black)
   
    11. How many TASERs does Merseyside Police currently hold?
   
    12. How many times was the TASER used in the following modes in
    2012;
    a. discharge;
    b. arced;
    c. drive-stun;
    d. red-dot;
    e. aimed;
    f. not stated
   
    13. How many times was the TASER used by each applicable
    department/unit within Merseyside Police in the following modes
    in 2012;
    a. discharge;
    b. arced;
    c. drive-stun;
    d. red-dot;
    e. aimed;
    f. not stated
   
    14. How many police officers are currently employed by Merseyside
    Police?

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within
Merseyside Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can
confirm that the information that you requested is held by Merseyside
Police.

To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were
conducted in the Firearms Unit and Information Bureau
The searches located the records relevant to your request.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you. Please
find attached my full Response Table.

(See attached file: ResponseTable SM124.13 .doc)(See attached file:
SM124.13 PIT.doc)

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the information following this response, which
details your rights review and of complaint.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
to, or e-mail me, at the below address, quoting the reference number
above.

Yours faithfully

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Tel: 0151 777 7019
Fax: 0151 777 7099
E-mail: [email address]

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If you have received this email in error please notify the sender as soon 
as possible.

This footnote confirms that all reasonable steps have been taken to 
ensure that this email message has been swept for the presence of 
computer viruses.

The views expressed in this communication may not necessarily be the
views of Merseyside Police.

All communications, including telephone calls and electronic messages to
and from Merseyside Police may be subject to monitoring and recording.
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