§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many of the 66 complaints substantiated against the Merseyside Police in 1975 originated from K Division;
(2) how many complaints against the K Division of the Merseyside Police in 1975 were substantiated; and how this compares with other forces of a comparable size.
§ Dr. SummerskillI am informed by the Chief Constable of Merseyside that, to date, five complaints made in 1975 against officers in K Division have been substantiated; the present strength of K Division is 302 officers; in the five other territorial divisions of the force with strengths between 250 and 350 officers, the number of substantiated complaints ranges from two to nine.