Sergeants challenge force over taser training ban on cost grounds

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Sergeants challenge force over taser training ban on cost grounds

A force is at loggerheads with Sergeants over a decision to ban them from taser refresher courses.

Date - 20th January 2022
By - Chris Smith

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A cost-saving decision to limit Taser training by rank could cost lives, a Fed Chair has warned. West Midlands, the second-largest force in the country, is not allocating places on one-day refresher courses for Sergeants, instead focusing on...

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