§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints have been made against police officers in each of the Royal Ulster Constabulary sub-divisions controlled from the divisional headquarters at Strand road, Londonderry in each of the last five years; what was the result of the cases in each of those sub-divisions; and how often more than one complaint was made against the same officer and with what result.
§ Mr. StanleyThe information is not available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. However, information about complaints in the police division controlled from Strand road, Londonderry in each of the past five years is as follows: 595W
Complaints against the police—RUC "N" division Complaints 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Received 207 255 365 336 265 Finalised 196 243 350 294 95 Substantiated 2 1 3 5 2 Not substantiated 58 51 101 87 18 Withdrawn by complainant 102 127 125 97 46 Non co-operation by complainant 33 64 117 104 28 Not proceeded with 1 0 4 1 1