§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in pursuance of their duties under Prison Rule 95 (which requires them to inquire into any report made to them that a prisoner's health, mental or physical, is likely to be injuriously affected by any condition of his imprisonment), Boards of Visitors are empowered to inquire into the death of a prisoner. [HL289]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)Whenever a prisoner dies in custody the death should be reported immediately to the Board of Visitors, amongst others. Prison Rule 95 does not, however, empower the board to inquire into the death of a prisoner, although the board may ask to see the official prison report.
§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will indicate in respect of each police force in the United Kingdom those police forces which hold computerised records of persons who have applied to them for, or have been granted by them, a firearm or shotgun certificate and those police forces which hold such records on paper only. [HL237]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is set out in the table below. Some police forces hold records on computer only of those persons who have been granted a firearm or shotgun certificate, not those who have applied for one, and this is indicated below.
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Police force area Computer record of applicants Computer record of certificate holders Avon and Somerset Yes Yes Bedfordshire Yes Yes Cambridgeshire Yes Yes Cheshire No Yes Cleveland Yes Yes Cumbria Yes Yes Derbyshire No Yes Devon and Cornwall Yes Yes Dorset No Yes Durham Yes Yes Essex Yes Yes
Police force area Computer record of applicants Computer record of certificate holders Gloucestershire Yes Yes Greater Manchester Yes Yes Hampshire Yes Yes Hertfordshire Yes Yes Kent Yes Yes Lancashire No Yes Leicestershire Yes Yes Lincolnshire Yes Yes London, City of Yes Yes Merseyside Yes Yes Metropolitan Police Yes Yes Norfolk Yes Yes Northamptonshire Yes Yes Northumbria Yes Yes North Yorkshire No Yes Nottinghamshire No No South Yorkshire Yes Yes Staffordshire Yes Yes Suffolk Yes Yes Surrey Yes Yes Surrey Yes Yes Sussex Yes Yes Thames Valley Yes Yes Warwickshire Yes Yes West Mercia Yes Yes West Midlands Yes Yes West Yorkshire Yes Yes Wiltshire Yes Yes Dyfed-Powys Yes Yes Gwent Yes Yes North Wales No Yes South Wales Yes Yes Central Scotland Yes Yes Dumfries and Galloway Yes Yes Fife Yes Yes Grampian No No Lothian and Borders Yes Yes Northern Yes Yes Strathclyde Yes Yes Tayside Yes Yes RUC Yes Yes