§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was(a) the total cost and (b) the cost by force of running police complaints and discipline departments for the last year in which figures are available in each of the 43 police authorities in England and Wales. [97119]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThis information is not available centrally.
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state(a) what categories of complaints and (b) how many complaints were received in each category, by the police complaints and discipline departments for the last year in which figures are available, in each of the 43 police authorities in England and Wales. [97120]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe categories of complaint used by police complaints and discipline departments are as follows:
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Number of complaints recorded during the year, according to category of complaint 1998–99 A B C D E F G H J K Avon and Somerset 7 1 246 114 63 23 7 0 13 6 Bedfordshire 1 1 36 8 15 0 1 4 5 2 Cambridgeshire 1 0 95 29 23 4 16 0 14 5 Cheshire 4 3 149 70 23 9 25 5 28 7 Cleveland 6 1 111 29 23 4 2 6 7 1 Cumbria 2 1 56 63 13 4 12 1 10 1 Derbyshire 8 0 114 40 25 6 4 2 5 5 Devon and Cornwall 12 1 195 83 46 6 15 4 10 15 Dorset 3 0 53 18 7 2 3 1 0 3 Durham 4 0 79 9 6 1 5 0 1 1 Essex 0 0 141 51 30 3 7 6 22 0 Gloucestershire 4 2 69 19 21 4 2 0 8 4 Greater Manchester 29 2 483 74 127 56 36 15 55 7 Hampshire 1 2 209 60 36 7 7 1 13 4 Hertfordshire 4 0 89 39 16 10 6 1 6 3 Humberside 7 0 125 34 17 9 6 4 11 8 Kent 0 1 151 77 57 15 27 6 27 9 Lancashire 15 3 223 98 72 7 27 1 26 9 Leicestershire 3 1 80 42 14 13 1 1 2 5 Lincolnshire 5 0 67 37 13 2 9 1 8 0 City of London 0 0 4 16 7 8 0 1 1 0 Merseyside 20 1 393 187 163 14 42 1 34 22 Metropolitan Police 49 19 1,576 799 476 304 180 25 253 211 Norfolk 0 2 78 37 19 4 8 3 12 11 Northamptonshire 2 0 78 37 6 6 4 2 7 0 Northumbria 16 2 211 40 58 4 11 3 22 7 North Yorkshire 1 1 93 26 10 6 16 1 5 4 Nottinghamshire 5 2 172 84 36 17 12 1 19 5 South Yorkshire 3 1 183 23 37 4 13 1 13 6 Staffordshire 3 0 157 55 36 7 11 2 8 4 Suffolk 0 0 80 19 10 4 8 0 11 3 1. Oppressive Behaviour
- Category A: Serious non-sexual assault
- Category B: Sexual assault
- Category C: Other assault
- Category D: Oppressive conduct/harassment
- Category E: Unlawful arrest etc.
2. Racial Discrimination
- Category F
3. Malpractice
- Category G: Perjury/irregularity in evidence
- Category H: Corrupt practice
- Category J: Mishandling of Property
4. Failures in Duty
- Category K: Breach, Code A
- Category L: Breach, Code B
- Category M: Breach, Code C
- Category N: Breach, Code D
- Category P: Breach, Code E
- Category R: Breach, unspecified or multiple
- Category S: Other neglect of duty
- Category T: Other irregularity in procedure
5. Incivility
- Category U
6. Traffic
- Category V
7. Other
- Category W.
Information showing the number of complaints received in each category for financial year 1998–99 is given in the table:
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Number of complaints recorded during the year, according to category of complaint 1998–99 A B C D E F G H J K Surrey 2 0 107 108 29 10 4 2 19 6 Sussex 6 2 197 178 52 14 28 1 54 28 Thames Valley 18 3 202 79 64 17 17 3 18 9 Warwickshire 0 1 60 31 8 5 5 0 5 1 West Mercia 8 1 155 25 28 6 17 0 13 6 West Midlands 19 4 462 127 134 49 34 7 39 11 West Yorkshire 22 4 278 66 62 16 20 3 17 2 Wiltshire 5 1 81 46 10 7 1 0 7 2 Dyfed-Powys 1 1 23 39 15 5 9 0 2 4 Gwent 13 2 179 111 28 2 10 0 9 2 North Wales 2 4 102 45 18 2 7 4 8 4 South Wales 16 1 224 74 19 13 16 5 29 1 England and Wales 327 71 7,866 3,246 1,962 709 691 124 876 450
Number of complaints recorded during the year, according to category of complaint 1998–99 L M N P R S T U V W Avon and Somerset 18 45 2 0 1 105 18 175 3 5 Bedfordshire 11 6 0 0 1 27 6 36 1 0 Cambridgeshire 15 28 0 0 9 59 18 76 5 13 Cheshire 16 27 0 0 0 85 27 101 11 7 Cleveland 17 16 0 1 1 18 9 66 1 7 Cumbria 13 11 1 0 0 24 6 56 11 4 Derbyshire 19 21 0 0 4 50 11 73 6 7 Devon and Cornwall 19 42 0 0 0 145 28 161 11 5 Dorset 4 10 1 0 0 10 5 39 2 4 Durham 3 2 0 0 1 21 3 35 1 9 Essex 5 8 0 0 1 96 21 107 10 2 Gloucestershire 12 17 0 1 0 28 16 61 3 1 Greater Manchester 104 45 0 0 84 251 34 367 20 418 Hampshire 13 39 2 0 5 75 21 128 19 12 Hertfordshire 23 28 0 0 3 68 21 57 7 35 Humberside 13 23 1 0 0 46 19 91 2 9 Kent 23 60 0 0 0 75 24 64 8 0 Lancashire 36 51 1 2 1 88 8 142 17 23 Leicestershire 15 12 0 0 3 28 7 40 1 12 Lincolnshire 9 26 1 0 0 51 12 51 8 4 City of London 4 3 0 0 0 9 0 13 2 1 Merseyside 26 73 0 0 0 141 24 233 11 44 Metropolitan Police 166 272 2 16 1,094 101 1,424 67 122 Norfolk 15 11 1 1 0 59 14 41 9 2 Northamptonshire 6 13 0 0 0 26 16 43 5 5 Northumbria 27 53 0 0 0 32 15 95 2 31 North Yorkshire 7 23 0 0 2 45 26 74 6 17 Nottinghamshire 39 47 0 0 0 101 15 116 2 16 South Yorkshire 19 35 0 0 0 63 10 133 4 3 Staffordshire 8 11 0 0 0 114 11 89 3 2 Suffolk 11 14 0 0 0 53 14 37 4 0 Surrey 13 28 1 0 0 134 41 192 13 20 Sussex 57 74 0 2 0 164 77 187 29 3 Thames Valley 24 48 0 0 1 66 24 127 12 36 Warwickshire 5 16 1 0 0 19 1 28 4 16 West Mercia 12 31 0 0 0 51 5 90 6 0 West Midlands 78 113 2 0 4 86 62 294 10 55 West Yorkshire 28 62 1 0 0 53 12 133 6 11 Wiltshire 7 13 1 0 0 9 5 51 6 7 Dyfed-Powys 11 15 0 0 0 13 6 35 0 1 Gwent 18 18 0 0 6 28 21 44 7 7 North Wales 15 11 1 0 0 50 2 74 9 8 South Wales 18 24 0 0 1 104 12 181 12 2 England and Wales 1,002 1,525 19 7 144 3,864 846 5,564 376 986
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average number of days taken in investigating complaints for each of the police294W complaints and discipline departments in each authority in England and Wales for the last year in which figures are available. [97121]
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe available information is in terms of the average completion times for complaints cases, and is given in the table.
Average completion times for complaints cases 1998–99 Police force area Days Avon and Somerset 70 Bedfordshire 94 Cambridgeshire 101 Cheshire 137 Cleveland 74 Cumbria 88 Derbyshire 72 Devon and Cornwall 87 Dorset 77 Durham 64 Essex 82 Gloucestershire 56 Greater Manchester 72 Hampshire 118 Hertfordshire 82 Humberside 75 Kent 141 Lancashire 98 Leicestershire 102 Lincolnshire 69 City of London 69 Merseyside 87 Metropolitan Police 112 Norfolk 109 Northamptonshire 149 Northumbria 108 North Yorkshire 84 Nottinghamshire 82 South Yorkshire 80 Staffordshire 97 Suffolk 85 Surrey 85
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Police functions: Complaints and discipline Forces 1995–96 Total strength (HMICI) Total ACPO strength Total Chief Supt. strength Total Supt. strength Total Chief Inspector strength Total Inspector strength Total Sergeant strength Total Constable strength Avon and Somerset 11 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 Bedfordshire 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 Cambridgeshire 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 Cheshire 9 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 City of London 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Cleveland 9 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 Cumbria 5 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 Derbyshire 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 15 0 0 1 5 2 7 0 Dorset 7 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 Durham 7 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 Dyfed-Powys 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 Essex 10 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 Gloucestershire 6 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 Greater Manchester 46 0 0 7 7 25 7 0 Gwent 7 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 Hampshire 7 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 Hertfordshire 6 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 Humberside 10 0 0 1 2 5 2 0 Kent 18 0 0 2 5 4 7 0 Lancashire 14 0 0 4 4 1 5 0 Leicestershire 6 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 Lincolnshire 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Merseyside 22 0 0 6 0 7 9 0 Metropolitan Police 199 0 0 11 41 17 121 0 Norfolk 7 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 North Wales 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 North Yorkshire 7 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 Northamptonshire 5 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 Northumbria 14 0 0 4 1 9 0 0
Average completion times for complaints cases 1998–99 Police force area Days Sussex 114 Thames Valley 58 Warwickshire 93 West Mercia 88 West Midlands 83 West Yorkshire 92 Wiltshire 96 Dyfed-Powys 66 Gwent 148 North Wales 132 South Wales 124
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police officers, broken down by rank, were employed in each of the 43 police complaints and discipline departments for the last year in which figures are available; [97122]
(2) how many whole-time equivalent police officers, broken down by rank, were seconded to each of the 43 police complaints and discipline departments for the last year in which figures are available; [97123]
(3) how many whole-time equivalent non-police support staff were employed to work in each of the 43 police complaints and discipline departments for the last year in which figures are available. [97124]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeFigures on police staffing of complaints and discipline departments for 1995–96, the latest year for which information was collected, are given in the table. Information on secondments to complaints and discipline departments and on employment of non-police staff is not available.
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Police functions: Complaints and discipline Forces 1995–96 Total strength (HMIC1) Total ACPO strength Total Chief Supt. strength Total Supt. strength Total Chief Inspector strength Total Inspector strength Total Sergeant strength Total Constable strength Nottinghamshire 8 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 South Wales 18 0 0 2 8 8 0 0 South Yorkshire 17 0 0 4 1 8 0 40 Staffordshire 9 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 Suffolk 6 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 Surrey 7 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 Sussex 15 0 0 2 4 6 3 0 Thames Valley 17 0 0 4 1 11 1 0 Warwickshire 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 West Mercia 13 0 0 2 4 6 1 0 West Midlands 26 0 0 6 1 19 0 0 West Yorkshire 27 0 0 5 0 18 2 2 Wiltshire 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 England and Wales total 643 0 0 101 132 205 190 15
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average number of hours spent on investigations, broken down by category, by the police complaints and discipline departments in each of the 43 police complaints authorities in England and Wales for the last year for which figures are available. [97125]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThis information is not available centrally.
§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department(a) how many complaints and (b) in what categories, were supervised by the police complaints authority in each of the 43 police authorities in England and Wales for the last year in which figures are available. [97126]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation is readily available only on the number of investigations, by individual force, supervised by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA). This is shown for 1998–99 in the table.
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Police complaints authority supervised investigations April 1998—March 1999 Force Total for year Avon and Somerset 10 Bedfordshire 17 Cambridgeshire 8 Cheshire 8 City of London 1 Cleveland 13 Cumbria 7 Derbyshire 10 Devon and Cornwall 30 Dorset 5 Durham 8 Dyfed-Powys 8 Essex 10 Gloucestershire 12 Greater Manchester 80 Gwent 20 Hampshire 16 Hertfordshire 8 Humberside 19 Kent 21 Lancashire 25 Leicestershire 11 Lincolnshire 13 Merseyside 60 Met—Area 1 31 Met—Area 2 35
Police complaints authority supervised investigations April 1998—March 1999 Force Total for year Met—Area 3 31 Met—Area 4 52 Met—Area 5 29 Met—Miscellaneous 17 Norfolk 10 North Wales 10 North Yorkshire 9 Northamptonshire 9 Northumbria 23 Nottinghamshire 16 South Wales 48 South Yorkshire 9 Staffordshire 5 Suffolk 6 Surrey 11 Sussex 23 Thames Valley 35 Warwickshire 3 West Mercia 10 West Midlands 49 West Yorkshire 47 Wiltshire 6 Non-Home Office forces British Transport 7 Ministry of Defence 2 Port of Liverpool 0 Port of Tilbury 0 Royal Parks 0 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 0 Total 953