§ Mr. Eldon Griffiths(1) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are at present suspended from duty because of complaints made against them which have not yet been disposed of;
(2) how many Metropolitan Police officers are at present suspended from duty because of complaints made against them which have not yet been disposed of;
(3) what is his estimate of the annual cost to public funds of police officers being suspended from duty, while complaints against them are being investigated;
(4) if he will publish in the Official Report a table of the number of police officers suspended from duty because of complaints made against them identifying the number who have been off duty between one month and three months, between three months and six months, between six months and 12 months, and for more than one year, respectively.
§ Dr. SummerskillOne hundred and thirty-four police officers in England and Wales are at present suspended from duty, 71 of them as a result of complaints by members of the public; of these 58 and 43 respectively are officers of the Metropolitan Police. The cost of this
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