§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether in the light of the statement made by the Director of Public Prosecutions on 6 February of the need for an adjustment of the present system of complaints against the police being investigated by the police, he will review the present procedure.
§ Mr. WhitelawI have recently received the report of the working party that I set up, under Lord Plowden's chairmanship, to consider how the recommendation in the first triennial review report of the Police Complaints Board for an independent element in the investigation of complaints against the police might be implemented. In the light of those reports I shall be considering further, in consultation with the Police Advisory Board, what changes, if any, may be necessary in the present arrangements.