We apologise that the latest press release regarding the incident in Nottingham has not been put on the website as yet. Due to staffing issues there is currently a slight delay from when the statement is released to when it is put on the website. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused you. I have attached a copy of this release for your perusal.

Their press release is now online, cheekily they have backdated it to the 16th; presumably this is when it was sent to news organisations. In my view it is poor that they didn’t post it online for everyone else at the same time.

The IPCC’s reply also stated:

You will also find attached a press release relating to the use of Tasers, this states that all incidents involving the discharge of a taser must be referred to the IPCC which is the action carried out in the case by Nottinghamshire Professional Standards Department.

I believe this was an error, as the enclosed release referred to the decision that all complaints about TASER use were to be referred, not all discharges. In the past all discharges had been referred.

As far as I can tell there is no current mention on the IPCC website of the man TASERed in Nottingham in the early hours of Monday the 15th of June 2009.

As this is a major national news story, and the incident has been referred to the IPCC, I expected you to have some information relating to it on your website.

I would like to suggest a news item or press release be posted. Perhaps this could include confirmation that, as has been reported, the IPCC is intending to run a fully independent investigation into the incident. Such an article could also note if the incident, which has only been referred voluntarily, will prompt a review of the IPCC’s arrangements for ensuring TASER discharges are referred to them for review when appropriate. I note that if there had been no video, and no complaint, the IPCC would not be aware.