The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the incident, and confirmed that two XREP shotguns were used by police.

Sky’s home affairs correspondent Mark White said the controversial weapon is currently being trialled by police, and the only force he knows to be using it is Northumbria, but there may be others.

Shotgun Taser fired at Raoul Moat was on trial and not Home Office approved

http://twitter.com/TimesCrime/status/18434415297

HOSDB has ordered 5 of the current XREP Cartridges and one X12 shotgun for limited evaluation. HOSDB has entered into a tripartite assessment programme with the National Institute of Justice in the US and the Canadian Police Research Centre in Canada to jointly fund an independent assessment of XREP by Wayne State University. An assessment of TASER International’s initial design (later classed as a prototype) was carried out in February 2008 and presented at the European Working Group on Non-Lethal Weapons conference held in Ettlingen, Germany in May 2008. TASER International has re-launched the XREP at their own conference this year after making a number of improvements and the rounds are due to be re-assessed by Wayne State University in the Autumn. If this assessment is promising a more detailed assessment programme to identify and address any possible medical implications of use would be developed and undertaken.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/evaluation_of_taser_devices#incoming-58648

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/evaluation_of_taser_devices

I asked about any work relating to some other TASER products too.