Last week the Metropolitan Police abandoned Home Office plans to give Tasers to unarmed officers.
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Some forces were criticised for allowing officers to use Tasers after just two days' training.
Acpo in Scotland said it had no plans to review the use of Tasers or pepper spray.
The number of officers issued with Tasers is to more than double, Thames Valley Police have announced.
Earlier this week it emerged supplier Pro-Tect breached its licence by supplying X12 Tasers direct to police.
The three deaths occurred after arrests in Bolton, Cheshire and Cumbria during which Tasers or spray were used.
They call it "unacceptable that there appears to be confusion" over which Tasers are allowed to be supplied.
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The first force to use Tasers in Scotland was Strathclyde, which began a pilot project in September 2005.
But police use Mace and Tasers to keep the crowd from forcing its way into the city council building.
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In 2008 Tasers were rolled out across England and Wales, and were no longer limited to specialist firearms officers.
There are currently two pistol-shaped Tasers approved for use by the Home Office - the X26 and M26 models.
The Metropolitan Police, which covers the Greater London area, used Tasers more than any other force - 1, 006 times.
But Tasers have become standard police equipment in the UK and are regarded as a less dangerous alternative to guns.
Tasers strike me as a weapon that should be used as little as possible, and only as a last resort.
The UK Home Office believes Tasers are safe to use, but says their use should be restricted to firearms-trained officers.
More than half the public also want to see Tasers being deployed, according to the magazine, which polled 1, 000 citizens.
The force was investigating whether it breached its licence terms when supplying X12 Tasers which were still being tested by scientists.
Home Office figures show that between 22 April 2004 and 30 September 2009, Tasers were used 6, 296 times in England and Wales.
When Tasers are fired, two metal barbs connected to the weapon by a thin wire pierce the skin before the charge is delivered.
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The 57-year-old is understood to have killed himself three days after the Home Office revoked Pro-Tect Systems' licence to import and sell Tasers.
The committee says Tasers have been deployed more than 6, 000 times since 2004, although it was not fired in almost 70% of cases.
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Tasers were first introduced in England and Wales in 2003, when a 12-month trial saw specialist firearms officers in five police forces carrying them.
Two officers from West Yorkshire Police fired the XRep Tasers - a weapon still undergoing tests although police forces are permitted to use it.
But he said he is close to making a decision on whether or not to give pilots less than lethal weapons such as Tasers.
The Association of Chief Police Officers says it will not review Tasers or pepper spray use at this stage despite three deaths in eight days.
The way contracts to supply Tasers to police in England and Wales are awarded has been questioned by MPs on the Commons Home Affairs Committee.
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The director of operations of the firm which supplied the Tasers used during the stand-off with gunman Raoul Moat is understood to have killed himself.
It had emerged that the company had breached its licence by supplying X12 Tasers direct to police, before having its licence revoked by the Home Office.
He said the proportion of officers able to carry Tasers would rise from 4.9% to 11%, bringing it into line with other forces and the national average of 11.5%.
It is not clear whether the Tasers were fired before or after Moat apparently shot himself, Independent Police Complaints Commission investigator Steve Reynolds told the hearing at Newcastle Civic Centre.
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