§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many complaints concerning allegations of sexual harassment by male police officers have been made by women police officers in each police force in each of the past six years; how many of these led to disciplinary proceedings against the alleged perpetrators; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 18 February 1993]: On the basis of records held by individual police forces the information asked for is as follows:
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Number of Complaints 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Central — 1 — — — — Dumfries and Galloway — — — — — — Fife — — — — — 1 Grampian 1 — 1 — — — Lothian and Borders — — — — — 1 Northern — — — 1 — — Strathclyde — — — — 1 — Tayside — — 1 — — — Disciplinary proceedings were initiated in all but one of these cases.