Petition · past parliament · Home Office
Impose restrictions on which police can use tasers and in what circumstances
Closed
28 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should introduce mandatory training requirements, which emphasis de-escalation techniques, for police to be authorised to use tasers. Only police who have completed this training should be allowed to carry tasers.
All weapons including tasers should only be deployed in situations where it is absolutely clear that failure to do so would imminently lead to loss of life or serious injury. Yet there appear to have been recent incidents of taser use without credible justification with evidence that they are disproportionately used against BAME people.
This is not an anti-police position: a call for better training would better protect Officers and the public.
This is not an anti-police position: a call for better training would better protect Officers and the public.
Timeline
| 14 Aug 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Feb 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
28
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
14 Aug 2020
Closed
14 Feb 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.