Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the number of children targeted by police with the 50,000-volt stun guns has increased by almost a quarter.

In 2015, 331 children as young as nine had Tasers drawn on them by police, compared with 266 in the previous year.

The number is expected to be even higher because only 35 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales responded in full to the request for information.

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Matthew Burgess
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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.