§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list each(a) successful and (b) unsuccessful case brought by members of the public against the police for (i) malicious prosecution, (ii) false imprisonment and (iii) assault in the last five years, giving in each case the amount of compensation paid. [50202]
§ Mr. MichaelThe available information is in terms of numbers of substantial and unsubstantiated complaints against the police, and is given in the table. Figures for the amount of compensation paid are not available.
Outcomes of investigated complaints for certain complaint types Reason for complaint Perjury/irregularity in evidence Unlawful/unnecessary arrest/detention Assault 1992 Unsubstantiated1 n/a n/a n/a Substantiated 25 76 99 1993 Unsubstantiated 879 902 2,713 Substantiated 24 72 94 1994 Unsubstantiated 448 801 2,516 Substantiated 22 61 82 1995/96 Unsubstantiated 392 714 2,275 Substantiated 29 52 71 1996/97 Unsubstantiated 542 940 2,852 Substantiated 21 67 94 1Figures for unsubstantiated complaints were not collected in this directorate prior to 1993 and we are unable to provide figures for 1992 Note:
Substantiated complaints plus unsubstantiated complaints represent the total number of complaints investigated. Substantiated complaints are those complaints against the police which are found justified by the Police Complaints Authority