USE OF TASERS ON CHILDREN

Early day motion 1150, tabled 10 March 2014 by George Galloway (Respect). Signed by 12 members.

That this House is appalled that the use of Tasers on children by the Metropolitan Police has risen six-fold over four years; notes that according to the Children's Rights Alliance for England, and based on a Freedom of Information request, stun guns were used on 53 young people in the city in 2013 compared to nine in 2008; further notes that 70 per cent of the incidents occurred in four London boroughs, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark; believes that children should never be subject to Taser assault; and calls on the Home Secretary to invoke an immediate ban on their use.

Signatures by party: Labour 9, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1.