SCOTTISH
POLICE FEDERATION
5 Woodside Place, Glasgow, G3 7QF
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The Scottish Police Federation represents all police officers in the
ranks of chief inspector and below, over 16,000 people, over 98% of
all police officers in Scotland.
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21
November 2007
UK
Police Call for Uniform Policy on Taser |
A
statement by Joint Central Committees of the Police Federation's representing
England and Wales , Northern Ireland and Scotland .
“A
uniform and consistent policy on the deployment of Taser throughout
the UK is urgently needed. This is the message to the governments and
chief officers of the UK by the staff associations representing the
interest of the UK 's rank and file police officers.
Taser
is proven to be a less lethal option which can safeguard the public,
suspects and police officers. Today at a special meeting in Belfast
, the Police Federation of England and Wales , the Police Federation
for Northern Ireland and the Scottish Police Federation joined forces
to call upon their respective governments to ensure that all police
officers have the same skills and training wherever they serve, rather
than the fragmented approach to training and deployment currently in
place.
Making
Taser available to all officers will not only provide the best non lethal
equipment available but will go a long way to ensure that public and
officer safety remains paramount in today's volatile climate.”
For further information contact Lesley Stevenson at 5 Woodside
Place, Glasgow, G3 7QF
Telephone: 0141 332 0901 Mobile: 07967 104173 Fax: 0141 331 2436
Email: lesley.stevenson@spf.org.uk
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