§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been convicted of
COMPLAINTS AGAINST METROPOLITAN POLICE. OFFICERS 1964† 1965 1966 1967 1968 Total number of complaints on which action was completed during the year 2,411 2,966 2,877 3,143 3,641 Number withdrawn or not proceeded with* 2,207 2,712 2,623 2,902 1,316 Number not substantiated* 2,207 2,712 2,623 2,902 2,093 Number substantiated 204 254 254 241 232
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Total number of complaints on which action was completed during the year 4,473 4,898 4,314 5,564 5,869 6,478 Number withdrawn or not proceeded with* 1,710 1,497 1,429 1,951 2,033 2,582 Number not substantiated* 2,453 3,123 2,619 3,300 3,545 3,585 Number substantiated 310 278 266 313 291 311 * Separate figures are not available for 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967. † Section 49 of the Police Act 1964 came into operation on 1st August 1964.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to publish the report of the working party on police complaints set up in 1974.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to a
234Woffences or crimes connected with the performance of their duties during each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe following table shows the total number of police officers in England and Wales convicted of offences whether on or off duty. The information available centrally does not distinguish offences committed in connection with the performance of police duty.
Officers convicted Offences other than traffic Traffic offences 1970 99 539 1971 93 565 1972 71 625 1973 43 681 1974 63 488