§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in England and Wales have been injured on duty during the most recent convenient 12-month period; and how many of these cases resulted in claims under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board scheme.
§ Mr. MayhewInformation on the number of policemen injured on duty is not held centrally. The number of applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board by police officers is not recorded separately, but between 1 April 1979 and 1 April 1980, the latest period for which figures are available, 3,065 awards were made to police officers.