§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library statistics giving the number of official complaints arising from the operation of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, the reports of any subsequent investigations and also the record of any informal resolutions or withdrawals.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThis information has not hitherto been compiled centrally but, in response to a suggestion made by Sir Cyril Philips in his first report on the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1984, a circular was issued in November 1985 to chief constables inviting them to notify the Home Office of such complaints. This information will be made available to Sir Cyril, and we shall consider what summary information for 1986 can be made available to Parliament when we respond to Sir Cyril's next report.