§ Mr. Terlezkiasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were murdered between the years 1960 to 1970, 1970 to 1980 and 1980 to 1985 in the United Kingdom as a whole and in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland, separately; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorIn a case of homicide, it is not possible in the absence of a court decision to distinguish between offences of murder and manslaughter. The available information is given in the following table.
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Offences currently1 recorded as homicide where the victim was a police officer on duty by outcome United Kingdom 1960–85 Number of offences Decided by the court to be Year offence initially recorded Number of offences Murder Section 2 manslaughter Other manslaughter Other out-come England and Wales 1960–69 11 6 1 1 2 33 1970–79 13 9 1 2 41 1980–85 17 6 — 2 2 4 59 Scotland 1960–69 2 2 — — — 1970–79 1 1 — — — 1980–85 1 1 — — — Northern Ireland6 1969 1 .. .. .. .. 1970–79 130 .. .. .. .. 1980–85 92 .. .. .. .. 1As at 1 September 1986. 2One suspect committed two offences then committed suicide. 3Suspect unfit to plead. 4Includes offences for which there were no suspects. 5Includes one offence for which court proceedings are still pending. 6Figures for Northern Ireland are only available from 1969 and relate to offences initially recorded as homicide. .. Not available.