HC Deb 29 October 1987 vol 121 c377W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in each of the past five years have been prosecuted for impersonating a police officer.

Mr. John Patten

The information recorded centrally is given in the following table:

Defendants proceeded against under section 52 of the 1964 Police
Act for impersonating a police officer:
England and Wales
Year Total proceeded against
1982 120
1983 108
1984 79
1985 74
1986 72