§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the treatment of Mr. John Anderson by the Ministry of Defence police and the resultant complaint to the Police Complaints Authority. [30107]
§ Mr. Soames[holding answer 27 June 1995]: Mr. Anderson was arrested by the Ministry of Defence police in April 1990. He was detained in connection with a possible case of corruption; he was interviewed and released without charge. Subsequently, he made a number of complaints concerning the circumstances of his arrest. These were investigated in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, and the report forwarded to the independent Police Complaints Authority. The PCA, having carefully studied the report, decided that no disciplinary action should be taken against the officers who were the subject of Mr. Anderson's complaints.