Officers carrying taser 279/2022

FOI Reference: 279/2022

Request:

The number of officers who a) undertook and b) passed, training required to carry a Taser in each year from 2016 to 2021 (inclusive). If you hold the data, please additionally provide the number of officers whose authority to carry a Taser was revoked in each year.

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold part of the information requested, as outlined below.

Please note, Dyfed-Powys Police does not record the number of officers whose authority to carry a Taser was revoked.

		2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Grand Total
Taser X2 Conversion/Crossover	Pass	-	-	-	113	-	-	113
	Fail	-	-	-	0	-	-	0
Taser x2 Initial	Pass	-	53	47	46	16	70	232
	Fail	-	-	3	4	4	17	28
Taser X2 Refresher	Pass	-	-	47	78	206	207	538
	Fail	-	-	3	3	23	27	56
Taser X26 Initial	Pass	6	8	7	-	-	-	21
	Fail	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Taser X26 Refresher	Pass	139	137	128	-	-	-	404
	Fail	2	4	5	-	-	-	11
Grand Total		147	202	240	244	249	321	1403

 It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate. 

This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act and disclosed on the 9^th June 2022.