§ Ms. AbbottTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, for each of the last four years, he will list the sums of money that have been paid by his Department as compensation on an ex-gratia basis where there has been misconduct or default by the police or some other agency of the criminal justice system other than cases involving wrongful imprisonment; and if for each such sum he will briefly summarise the circumstances.
§ Mr. Peter LloydCompensation on an ex-gratia basis where the police and probation services are concerned is a matter for the police authority or in the Metropolitan police district the receiver, or probation committee concerned.
Ex-gratia payments made in respect of the prison service cover a range of circumstances and the information requested could not be provided except at disproportionate cost.