HC Deb 17 February 1942 vol 377 cc1666-7W
Sir J. Lamb

asked the Home Secretary how many appeals had been received up to 31st December, 1941, under the Police (Appeals) Act, 1927, from men who had been dismissed, or ordered to resign in lieu of dismissal, from the Metropolitan police, 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 December, 1941?

Type of Force. Number of Appeals. Number of inquiries held. Legal Aid. Dismissed without inquiry. Dismissed after inquiry. Punishment Varied. Number of Appeals Allowed. Appeals outstanding.
Allowed. Refused.
Metropolitan 57 6 6 52 5
City of London. 5 4 1
Counties 41 9 7 27 8 3 3
Cities and Boroughs. 50 14 14 34 7 5 3 1
TOTAL 153 29 27 117 20 9 6 1