§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state, for each district of the Metropolitan police, how many police officers were ordered to resign or allowed to resign in 1982 following investigations or complaints of malpractice.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 10 March 1983,c. 465]: Information for 1981 is given in the following table; information for 1982 will become available later this year.
Police officers required to resign, dismissed, or who took short notice retirement Metropolitan Police District 1981 Number of police officers Required to resign or dismissed Short notice retirement* Branches A11 Diplomatic Protection Group — 2 B6 Communication 1 1 C1 Serious Crimes Squad and Involved Investigations — 2 C8 Flying Squad 1 1 C11 Criminal Intelligence — 2 SB Special Branch — 1 D8 Training Schools — 2 Districts A (Part) Westminster 1 2 B Kensington and Chelsea 3 4 C (Part) Westminster 4 4 D (Part) Westminster 2 1 E Camden 3 1 F Hammersmith — 2 G Hackney 4 1 H Tower Hamlets — 1 J Waltham Forest, Redbridge, etc. 2 3 K Havering, Barking and Newham — 1 L Lambeth 6 4 M Southwark 1 4 N Islington 1 1 P Lewisham and Bromley 1 3 Q Brent and Harrow 1 1 R Greenwich and Bexley 2 1 S Barnet and Hertsmere 2 — T Richmond-upon-Thames, and Hounslow — 1 V Kingston-upon-Thames, Merton, etc. 3 — W Wandsworth 2 3 X Ealing and Hillingdon 3 — Y Haringey and Enfield, etc. — 1 Z Croydon and Sutton, etc. 4 1 AD Airport District — 3 Total 47 54 * Officers who have retired whilst disciplinary proceedings have been contemplated or were in the initial stages.