§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable on the effect of distributing the booklet "Police and Public" in the Bournemouth area and how it has been received by the public; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CarlisleThe leaflet was supplied to police forces in 1965, following a recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Police that there should be a standard brief explanation of the complaints procedure available to the public. The Chief Constable of Dorset and Bournemouth tells me that since then the leaflet has been available to the public at all police stations in Bournemouth; that a copy is invariably given to a complainant; and that he has not observed any general effect on or the reaction from the public.