§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been prosecuted for misuse of CS sprays since January 1996. [49492]
§ Mr. MichaelThis information is not available centrally. Of all the complaints investigated by the Police Complaints Authority from 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1998, there were two cases in which police officers were prosecuted for misuse of CS. In both cases the officers were found not guilty.