§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what are the divisions of responsibility for enforcing the law on pornography within the Metropolitan police force following the review of the Obscene Publications Branch-SO1(4); [35370]
(2) how many police officers within the Metropolitan police force are currently working on (a) child pornography, (b) adult pornography and (c) computer pornography of any type; and what were the figures in 1993. [35371]
§ Mr. MacleanI understand from the Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis that responsibility for enforcing the law on all aspects of pornography is shared by the clubs and vice unit on the Metropolitan police No. 1 area and the paedophile unit at New Scotland Yard.
The following are the numbers of police officers assigned to these units in 1993 and currently.
Rank Current staffing levels 1993 staffing levels Superintendent 1 1 Chief Inspector 2 nil Inspector 2 2 Sergeant 11 9 Constable 20 16