§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many persons were held incommunicado in custody for a period of 24 hours or more without being allowed to inform any person of their arrest, during January 1976 (a) in the Metropolitan Police area and (b) elsewhere in England and Wales;
(2) how many persons were held incommunicado in custody for a period of 24 hours or more without being allowed to inform any person of their arrest, during the year 1975 (a) in the Metropolitan Police area (b) elsewhere in England and Wales.
§ Dr. SummerskillI regret that the information to answer these Questions is not centrally collected and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost and effort.
§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether records are maintained in each division of the Metropolitan Police of persons arrested, with date, time and legal cause of arrest, other than in the notebooks of police officers.
§ Dr. SummerskillYes; at the police stations to which arrested persons are taken.