§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of police officers in Wales relieved of duty because of criminal misconduct in(a) 1991, (b) 1990 and (c) 1989; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe table gives total numbers of officers suspended from duty pending investigation of a criminal allegation, in respect of each of the four Welsh constabularies in the years in question. The figures in brackets denote the number of officers who were convicted of a criminal offence in those years. Any conviction of an officer who has been suspended from duty may take place in a year subsequent to that of his suspension.
1989 1990 1991 Dyfed-Powys 0 (0) 3 (1) 0 (0) Gwent 6 (0) 3 (1) 4 (1) North Wales 3 (1) 1 (0) 4 (1) South Wales 8 (6) 9 (3) 14 (1) Total 17 (7) 16 (5) 22 (3)