Well that's not quite accurate. The Home Office (responsible for policing standards nationally) has agreed to provide some 10,000 Tasers, now when you remember that the Metropolitan Police in London alone have 30,000+ officers, that number won't go very far. And each county force has it's own department that decides things like this. Some have decided not to accept the offer. Although most UK Officers want the issue of Tasers as soon as possible.

In Essex it was announced that Taser would be issued to all MAT officers (riot trained cops in the UK) for general patrol duties by end of January. Well it's now February and not one has been seen yet! Surprised? Nope...