Statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on Tasers
Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Department24 November 2008
24 November 2008
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith): Each day police officers put themselves in danger to protect the public, so I am committed to providing the police with the tools they tell me they need to fight crime and keep the public and themselves safe. I am also proud that we have one of the few police services around the world that do not regularly carry firearms and I want to keep it that way.