§ Mr. Meacherasked the Minister for the Civil Service, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Oldham, West of 14 January, Official Report, column 590–91, on what grounds the information on jobs taken by former civil servants is not made public; and if he will reconsider his decision not to provide this information.
§ Mr. ChannonSuccessive Governments have decided not to make such information available for reasons of privacy. It is for those concerned to decide whether there should be any public announcement.
322Wcentage of total complaints referred for that year alleging each of these prosecution totals represents; in how many cases each year prosecution led to conviction; what percentage of total complaints referred for that year alleging assault each of these convictions totals represent; what was the range of penalties imposed each year; and how many police officers were subject to each penalty.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe information is as follows: