Should every frontline police officer be armed with a Taser to battle the threat of terrorism?
Steve White, who chairs the Police Federation, said evidence of plans to murder officers made the move to offer Tasers to every officer necessary.
They would not necessarily be forced to carry one.
"The terrorist ideal to get attention no longer relies on an attack being in a place of note," he said.
"It could be in Cheam high street, in any town, in any part of the UK. We know there are more dangerous people out there, preparing to attack police officers and we need to be able to respond to that threat."
The terrorist threat level for police was raised to severe two weeks ago in the wake of the Paris atrocity and a foiled assault on officers in Belgium.
Since then, police chiefs and junior officers have been considering how to counter the extra dangers.
Leaders of the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, will vote next month on a proposal that every uniformed frontline officer should be offered training in the use of Tasers, though some may choose not to carry them.
Some Humberside Police officers already carry Tasers.
The force said they are often a safer option than a baton or a firearm and that the mere sight of them can often force a suspect to back down.
The IPCC said more officers are now equipped with Tasers, and the number of complaints are rising in-line with increased use.
Lincolnshire's Assistant Chief Constable Lee Freeman told media following the report that the apparent high use of the Taser in Lincolnshire is because 23 per cent of the county's officers are trained to use them, compared to eight per cent regionally.
He said: "Given the large rural area policed by the force, and the times and distances required for Lincolnshire officers to travel to the scenes of violent incidents, sometimes involving the threat of the use of conventional firearms, knives or other weapons, we took the decision to train local area response teams.
"This enables us to get to violent incidents far quicker and be better equipped to deal with a wider range of potential problems when we arrive.
"This decision was taken with the safety of the public and our officers and staff as our first priority."
Mr Freeman also told media that the use of Tasers has seen a 46 per cent fall in incidents where firearms officers are deployed.
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