§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Metropolitan Police officers have outstanding civil claims against their employer; how many were settled in each of the last five years; and at what cost. [55823]
§ Kate HoeyThe Commissioner tells me that civil claims from Metropolitan Police officers are not identified separately from those made by civil staff or the public. The specific information sought cannot therefore be provided without disproportionate effort and expenditure.
There are currently 64 Employment Tribunals (ET) brought by 53 police officers (6 of whom are no longer serving within the Metropolitan Police Service) claiming discrimination. The computerisation of these records did not begin until 1995 and therefore the first year of corporate data which is readily accessible is 1996.
The data that are available for ETs are shown:
Year Number of ET cases Total settlement (£) Typical settlement—in the region of:(£) 1996 8 111,000 14,000 1997 8 49,000 6,000 19981 6 38,000 6,500 1 As at 23 October