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Complaints Against the Police (HoC, WA)

01 January 1991

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Complaints Against the Police (HoC, WA)
artdoc June=1991

1.3.89 Col-182

Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home
Department if he will list by year and by police force for each
of the last five years the number of civil cases that have been
taken out against the police and the number of eases that were
proved; what was the disciplinary action taken; what
compensation was paid out; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg: Information is available centrally only
in respect of the Metropolitan police. For that force the
available information is as follows:

Year Awards Total Settlements Total
made by amount out of court amount
the courts paid paid

1984 7 ¼15,617 37 ¼162,986
1985 7 ¼13,949 56 ¼193,558
1986 10 ¼46,836 52 ¼330,332
1987 6 ¼11,233 63 ¼173,714
1988 17 ¼107,035 49 ¼250.556

Corresponding information for other forces, and details
of any disciplinary action taken are not held centrally and
could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

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