§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in each of the police forces in England and 521W Wales, how many police officers are engaged full-time in investigating allegations under the police complaints procedure; and at what cost;
(2) how many police officers of the Metropolitan Police are engaged full-time in investigating allegations under the police complaints procedure; and at what cost.
§ Mr. BrittanThere are 91 full-time posts on the Metropolitan Police establishment and 156 on establishments of other forces in England and Wales—listed below—for complaints and internal discipline investigation work. In addition, the Metropolitan Police is forming district complaints units in which 83 officers are at present serving full-time. The cost assuming maximum rent allowance, but excluding overtime and overheads is estimated to be:
£ Metropolitan Police—established posts 1,100,000 —district staff 900,000 Other forces 1,750,000 3,750,000 522W
Force Established Posts Avon and Somerset 4 Bedfordshire 2 Cambridgeshire 1 Cheshire 1 Cleveland 3 Cumbria 3 Derbyshire 3 Devon and Cornwall 3 Dorset 1 Durham 2 Dyfed Powys 1 Essex 5 Gloucestershire 1 Greater Manchester 8 Gwent 1 Hampshire 3 Hertfordshire 2 Humberside 5 Kent 4 Lancashire 4 Leicestershire 3 Lincolnshire 2 Merseyside 6 Norfolk 2 Northamptonshire 1 Northumbria 5 North Wales 1 North Yorkshire 2 Nottinghamshire 5 South Wales 2 South Yorkshire 15 Staffordshire 2 Suffolk 2 Sussex 3 Surrey 3 Thames Valley 3 Warwickshire —
Force Established Posts West Mercia 4 West Midlands 19 West Yorkshire 17 Wiltshire 1 City of London 1 Total 156