BAME children three times more likely to have a Taser weapon used on them by police

Exclusive: Figures show UK forces drawing or discharging stun guns disproportionately on non-whites

Children from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are almost three times more likely to have a Taser electronic weapon used on them by police than their white counterparts.

The proportion of BAME 11- to 17-year-olds having electronic stun guns used on them in comparison white children has been rising as growing numbers of officers are equipped with the weapons, responses to Freedom of Information requests show.