§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in each year since 1977, what has been the annual cost in each police force area of work on police complaints; and, in each case, how many police and how many civil staff have been involved.
§ Mr. WhitelawI regret that this information is not readily available. The Association of Chief Police Officers has, in consultation with all chief officers in England and Wales, estimated that the total cost to the police service of the existing system of complaints investigation in 1980–81 was about £9 million.