HC Deb 10 April 2000 vol 348 c69W
31. Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of indiscriminate use of CS spray have been the subject of police disciplinary proceedings. [116819]

Mr. Charles Clarke

For the period October 1998 to October 1999, 135 complaints of inappropriate use of CS spray were received by the Police Complaints Authority, 10 per cent. of which led to some form of disciplinary action. Two cases resulted in formal disciplinary charges.