Following a recent change in national legislation, two Special Constables and a Special Inspector will be the first volunteer officers in South Wales Police history to be deployed with Tasers.
Despite the fact that the Special Constabulary has long had the same powers as regular officers, responding to the same incidents and working as one team to prevent and detect crime, volunteer officers were not authorised to carry a Taser until last year.
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