§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police forces in possession of an electric shock dog collar for use in training, indicating those forces that have used the device since July 1998. [110246]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe following 20 forces in England and Wales possess electric shock dog collars:
- Avon and Somerset
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cleveland
- Derbyshire
- Gloucestershire
- Greater Manchester
- Gwent
- Hampshire
- Humberside
- Kent
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Metropolitan Police
- South Wales
- Staffordshire
- Sussex
501W - Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire.
The following eight forces had used electric shock dog collars in the period July 1998 to November 1999:
- Cambridgeshire
- Gwent
- Humberside
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- South Wales
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands.
I understand that the Association of Chief Police Officers is considering whether these devices should be used in future.