HC Deb 10 July 1980 vol 988 c264W
Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Metropolitan Police use a code to identify the ethnic appearances of persons to establish the ethnic origin of persons who have died in police custody.

Mr. Brittan

No. The Metropolitan Police identity code is concerned only with ethnic appearance. Information about the ethnic origin of those who have died in police custody is not available.