Taser concerns
Yet in 1999 the Westminster parliament passed an order which explicitly passed control over firearms policy to Scottish ministers (SI 1999 1750, if readers wish to search online). So while the ability to make laws on firearms remains with Westminster, responsibility for oversight and delivery of the existing legislation lies squarely with the Scottish Government.
This is one part of our legal analysis, which concludes that the Strathclyde Taser pilot is unlawful and which has been sent to the Scottish Government. We are awaiting a response.
JOHN WATSON
Programme director Scotland, Amnesty International
Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh