§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will publish the information provided to the Sheehy inquiry on the number of policemen injured on duty;
(2) if he will publish the information provided to the Sheehy inquiry on the probability of death in service for police officers and the life expectations of those retiring at age 50 and 60 years.
§ Mr. Charles WardleInformation on these subjects was provided to the inquiry from a number of different sources. That provided by Her Majesty's inspectorate of constabulary for England and Wales on the number of police officers assaulted on duty and by the Government Actuary's Department relating to the assumed probability of death in service for police officers and assumed life expectancy of those retiring is shown in the tables:
Specimen rates given to the Sheehy inquiry for the assumed probability of deaths in service at the ages specified Serving officers Age nearest Males Females 20 0.0007 0.0002 25 0.0006 0.0003 30 0.0004 0.0003 35 0.0005 0.0004 40 0.0008 0.0006 45 0.0013 0.0009 50 0.23 0.0013 55 0.38 0.0021 781W
Retired officers: assumed expectation of life on normal retirement Years Normal retirement age Males Females 50 28.3 — 60 19.8 —
Officers assaulted Fatal assaults Serious assaults Minor assaults Other assaults Forces Aged 18 to 20 Aged 21 to 25 Aged 26 to 30 Aged over 30 North Wales 0 19 33 89 0 8 124 142 North Yorkshire 3 30 38 69 0 6 134 0 Northamptonshire 2 31 32 71 0 12 124 0 Northumbria 0 75 139 218 0 68 430 6 Nottinghamshire 4 85 107 170 0 13 268 126 South Wales 3 118 172 290 0 41 661 47 South Yorkshire 1 43 70 83 0 20 83 94 Staffordshire 20 140 110 131 0 8 358 35 Suffolk 0 24 39 69 0 6 90 74 Surrey 2 73 72 92 0 12 226 1 Sussex 8 56 81 165 0 18 311 33 Thames Valley 2 89 108 175 0 13 99 262 Warwickshire 2 34 34 59 0 8 64 57 West Mercia 1 33 66 141 0 10 126 168 West Midlands 23 362 514 746 0 110 680 855 West Yorkshire 7 151 210 371 0 58 373 346 Wiltshire 8 57 56 73 0 8 98 88 Provincial Total 156 2,859 4,293 6,495 0 836 7,314 6,545 Metropolitan Police 29 289 130 98 0 140 1,003 2,270 England and Wales Total 185 3,148 4,423 6,593 0 976 8,317 8,815