A failure to follow procedures has been blamed for the accidental firing of a taser in a Scottish nuclear plant.
The incident happened at a locker room at the Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) station within the Hunterston B power station in North Ayrshire on 7 March.
It was referred to Kate Frame, Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
She concluded: "The incident would not have happened if practice and procedures for the safe storage of weapons had been followed."
Storage shortage
Ms Frame added: "Since the event, the CNC has taken steps to improve its procedures and instructed its officers that they should only remove weapons from their holsters during issue and return, or when they are being operationally deployed."
Her inquiry found that "prior to attending a training event, officers were allowed to store their body armour - with tasers attached - in personal lockers in a changing area".
The report said that this was "due to an absence on that day of sufficient storage facilities".
The accidental firing happened after one CNC officer removed his taser from its holster due to a lack of space in one of the lockers.
- Published20 March 2015
