§ Mr. DowdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 1 July,Official Report, column 553, in what form information is held on accidents involving Metropolitan police.
§ Mr. Charles WardleAccident records are held by local police stations. The accident claims branch record claims made either against or by the Metropolitan police. The driver training branch keep a record of qualified police drivers: this includes a record of all accidents which a driver has been found to be liable for. Statistics, other than the total of accidents and the number of accidents in which Metropolitan police officers were found to be to blame which are published in the commissioner's annual report, are not collected centrally.