§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of complaints against officers of the Metropolitan Police in the calendar years 1938 and 1963, respectively; and what proportions do the respective figures bear to the number of officers in the force, and to the number of hours of duty performed in those years.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe total number of complaints against officers of the Metropolitan Police in 1938 was 1,866, and in 1963, 1,889. The proportion of complaints to the number of officers in the force was in 1938, 1 to 10, and in 1963, 1 to 9.8. The proportion of complaints to the number of hours of duty performed was in 1938, 1 to 23,199, and in 1963, 1 to 21,522.
§ Mr. Woodhouseasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the complaints against officers of the Metropolitan Police in the calendar years 1938 and 1963, respectively, was found on investigation to have some substance; and in what percentage of cases was disciplinary action taken by the Commissioner.
§ Mr. George ThomasThe percentage of complaints against officers of the Metropolitan Police found to have some substance was, in 1938, 13.8 per cent. and in 1963, 7.7 per cent. In 1963 disciplinary action was taken in 2 per cent. of cases (the remainder found to226W have some substance being dealt with by warning, advice or other means); the corresponding figure for 1938 is not known.