§ 40. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals in England and Wales not charged with or convicted of any criminal offence are the subject of information in the possession of the police.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThis information is not available and could not be compiled except at disproportionate cost.
§ 51. Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has made any study of the value in the detection and prevention of crime of random intelligence collected by the police about individuals not charged with or convicted of any criminal offence.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo study in these terms has been made but the Home Office and the Thames Valley police have conducted a joint project to determine whether improved methods of storing and processing criminal intelligence material would increase its contribution to the detection of crime. A report summarising the evaluation of the project was placed in the Library in June 1983.