Petition Ban the use of PAVA Spray in UK prisons following its proven misuse in pilots

This petition calls for the UK government to ban the use of PAVA Spray following its proven misuse on prisoners during trials.

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Additionally we are calling for the Ministry of Justice to publish any safeguarding or training procedures relating to the use of the Section 5 weapon.
PAVA Spray-a chemically concentrated version of pepper spray has been a controversial deterrent due to its £2m rollout expense and its proven misuse in pilot trials. An analysis by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) found that:
24% of case studies involved unsafe use of PAVA
34% of cases PAVA was used without justification
24% involved use where alternative methods were available. Not as a “last resort” - which is the only acceptable time to be used according to the Ministry of Justice.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 21 April 2021
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