§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have officially complained about injuries they have suffered allegedly at the hands of police officers in Scotland in the last two years. [4577]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is not available in the form requested. The number of complaints of alleged assaults by police officers against members of the public which have been received by the police are as follows:
Year Number of alleged assaults 1995 1,010 1996 612