Peter Boatman

Peter Ryan Boatman QPM (1953-2010)[1] was a British former police officer who worked as a consultant to the Youth Justice Board, amongst others. He was found dead, in a suspected suicide, in his home on 1 October 2010.[2]

His company, Pro-Tect Systems, was formerly the only authorised importer of Taser devices to Britain. The Sunday Times has claimed that he had a 50% stake in the company while creating the first British police training programme for their use.[3] Their license was revoked as a result of irregularities found during the investigation into the death of Raoul Moat.[4]

Boatman had previously been lampooned by comedian and activist Mark Thomas, who described how Pro-Tect had breached new UK controls on torture equipment and brokerage.[5]

He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 1998 New Year Honours.

References
  1. Peter Boatman QPM: 1953-2010 – a tribute to ‘Boaty’ by Bill Fox
  2. "Raoul Moat Taser company man 'kills himself'", BBC News, 1 October 2010
  3. "Policeman will profit from Tasers", The Sunday Times, 30 October 2005
  4. "Raoul Moat Taser firm licence 'revoked'", BBC News, 28 September 2010
  5. Thomas, Mark (2006). As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela (paperback). Ebury Publishing (Random House). pp. 287–288. ISBN 978-0-09-190922-2.
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