HC Deb 20 November 1996 vol 285 cc619-20W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much compensation each police force in England and Wales has paid to members of the public following complaints about the use of police dogs in each year since 1985; [3621]

(2) how many complaints the Police Complaints Authority has received about the use of police dogs in each police force in each year since 1985; [3535]

(3) how many complaints each police force in England and Wales has received concerning the use of police dogs in each year since 1985; [3534]

(4) how many times each police force in England and Wales has paid compensation to members of the public following complaints about the use of police dogs in each year since 1985. [3620]

Mr. Maclean

Information on the number of complaints against the police involving police dogs, or cases in which compensation is paid by police forces, is not recorded centrally.