§ Mr. REMERasked the Home Secretary how many appeals had been received up to 31st March, 1933, under the Police (Appeals) Act, 1927, from men who had been dismissed or ordered to resign in lieu of dismissal from the Metropolitan Police, the City of London police, county police, and borough police, respectively; in how many cases were inquiries held; in how many cases was legal aid allowed and in how many refused; in how many cases were the appeals dismissed without an inquiry being held; in how many cases were the appeals dismissed after inquiry; in how many cases were the punishments appealed from varied; in how many cases were the appeals allowed; and how many appeals were outstanding on 31st March, 1933?
§ Sir J. GILMOURNinety-four appeals have been received, of which six were withdrawn or not proceeded with. Of the remainder, one is outstanding and the rest were disposed of as shown in the subjoined schedule.
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POLICE (APPEALS) ACT, 1927. Particulars of Cases. — Total No. of Appeals. No. of Inquiries held. Legal Aid. No. of Appeals Dismissed without Inquiry. No. of Appeals Dismissed after Inquiry. No. of Cases in which Punishment was varied. No. of Appeals Allowed No. of Cases outstanding Allowed Refused Metropolitan Police Force 39 4 4 — 35 4 — — — City of London Police Force 1 — — — 1 — — — — County Forces 22 8 7 — 13 7* 1 * 1 City and Borough Forces 26 7 7 — 19 4 2 1 — Total 88 19 18 — 68 15 3 1 1 * In two cases the Appeal was allowed in respect of one of the charges, but this did not affect the punishment.