Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent guidance her Department has issued to police officers on the possession of (a) Pelargonic Acid Vannilylamide (PAVa) spray and (b) conducted energy devices (Taser) when they are (i) off duty and (ii) on call.

The Home Office has not issued guidance to police officers on the possession of PAVa and Conducted Energy Devices.

Guidance for police on operational matters, including equipment, is for Chief officers and/or the College of Policing to issue.