| Committee/Panel: Children, Education and Home Affairs Panel | |
| Launch Date: 29 March 2012 | Close Date: To be advised |
| Submissions Deadline: To be advised | Review Status: Report published |
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The Minister for Home Affairs proposes to allow the States of Jersey Police to deploy Tasers following the lifting of a ban on exporting these items to the Channel Islands. He has said that he would only authorise their use with the approval of the States.
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Terms of reference
- The extent to which they are justifiable alternatives to other methods of restraint already used in Jersey
- The human rights implications of their use
- The circumstances in which they might be used
- The training provided to officers in their use
- The costs of providing this capability to the States of Jersey Police
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Police Use of Tasers in Jersey - States of Jersey Police Association - Transcript - 27 April 2012 Police Use of Tasers in Jersey - Honorary Police Association and Comité des Chefs de Police - Transcript - 27 April 2012 Police Use of Tasers in Jersey - Minister for Home Affairs - Transcript - 27 April 2012 Police Use of Tasers in Jersey - Jersey Human Rights Group and Amnesty International - Transcript - 27 April 2012
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Memo - Police Use of Tasers - Research - 11 July 2012 - 11 Jul 2012 Guernsey use of tasers - appendix - 24 Apr 2012 Panel Briefing Paper - Police Use of Tasers in Jersey - 28 Mar 2012 ACPO: Operational Use of Taser Policy and Guidance - 12 Dec 2008 Written Questions to Home Affairs Minister - September 2007 - 11 Sep 2007 Oral Questions to Home Affairs Minister - 11 September 2007 - 11 Sep 2007