§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Northumbria as to the number of officers in his force who have received training in dealing with domestic violence.
§ Mr. Charles WardleEighteen officers have undergone specialist training. The subject is covered at a more general level in other training within the force.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many wives were(a) murdered and (b) assaulted by their husbands in the area covered by the Northumbria police force in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. JackThe number of wives who were the victims of offences currently recorded as homicide committed by their husbands in the Northumbria police force area in each of the last five years is a follows:
Year Number 1987 1 1988 1 1989 1 1990 1 1991 — Information on assaults of wives by their husbands is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ask the chief constable of Northumbria to list the domestic violence units in the area covered by his force.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThere is currently one such unit, situated at South Shields police station.
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§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many husbands were(a) killed or (b) assaulted by their wives in the area covered by the Northumbria force in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. JackThe number of husbands who were the victims of offences currently recorded as homicide committed by their wives in the Northumbria police force area in each of the last five years is as follows:
Year Number 1987 — 1988 — 1989 1 1990 — 1991 — Information on assaults of husbands by their wives is not collected centrally.