HC Deb 16 December 1992 vol 216 cc217-8W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he will take to ensure regular HMI inspection of police cells.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Her Majesty's inspectors of constabulary already visit police stations, including the custody areas, during their regular inspection programme and will comment on any deficiencies.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many occasions of suicide and attempted suicide took place in police cells during 1991–92.

Mr. Charles Wardle

There were 10 cases of deaths in police custody areas in England and Wales during 1991 in which an inquest verdict of suicide was returned. A further two cases have been reported in 1992, to date. Figures for attempted suicide are not recorded centrally.