Taser and Strip searches from 2019 to 2021

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025821

I note you seek access to the following information:

***NEW REQUEST***
1. “How many 'strip searches' were carried out by your officers in the past 3 calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021)?

Please list each occasion and the information by:- sex of person searched
- age of person searched
- ethnicity of person searched
- reason for their arrest”

***PREVIOUS REQUEST*****
1. How many 'strip searches' were carried out by your officers in the past 3 calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021)?

Please list each occasion and the information by:- sex of person searched
- age of person searched
- ethnicity of person searched
- reason for their arrest
- outcome of the search

2. On how many occasions did your officers draw their taser in the past 3 calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021)?

Please list each occasion and the information by:- sex of person searched
- age of person searched
- ethnicity of person searched
- reason for their arrest
- outcome of the search

3. On how many occasions did your officers red dot their taser in the past 3 calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021)?

Please list each occasion and the information by:- sex of person searched
- age of person searched
- ethnicity of person searched
- reason for their arrest
- outcome of the search

4. On how many occasions did your officers discharge their taser in the past 3 calendar years (2019, 2020, 2021)?

Please list each occasion and the information by:- sex of person searched
- age of person searched
- ethnicity of person searched
- reason for their arrest
- outcome of the search

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Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.