§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will obtain and publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details giving, for the longest and most convenient stated period of time, the number of police officers in the Metropolitan Police who have been found guilty of offences against the police disciplinary code; in how many cases those found guilty were advised, requested or compelled to resign; and
METROPOLITAN POLICE Number of officers 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973* Found guilty of disciplinary offences … 137 160 214 198 116 Dismissed from the force … … … 8 12 12 15 5 Required to resign … … … … 9 1 15 11 6 Prosecuted for criminal offences† … … 16 18 24 26 ‡ Convicted of criminal offences† … … 9 11 12 15 ‡ Resigned before the completion of a criminal or disciplinary inquiry … … … 18 43 36 80 54 * From 1st January to 30th September. † Excluding traffic offences. ‡ Not yet available.