§ Lord Bethellasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many complaints by members of the public were made against the Metropolitan Police in each year since 1985; how many of these were upheld and how many rejected.
Earl FerrersFigures are only available for the number of complaint cases received each year. Each case may include one or more matters of complaint.
Figures on the outcome of complaints are recorded by individual matters of complaint for the year in which they were completed, which may be different to that in which they were received.
The information is as follows: