HC Deb 27 November 2000 vol 357 cc450-3W
Mr. Sawford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the(a) total and (b) average sum of money paid out in criminal injuries compensation in each police authority area as a result of sexual and physical abuse cases in the last two years.[139140]

Mr. Charles Clarke

[pursuant to the reply, 22 November 2000, c. 213–20W]: The correct figures are given in the table. There was a typographical error in the previous table provided.

Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999
Police Number of cases Total paid(£) Average paid(£)
Avon and Somerset Constabulary 106 513,675.00 4,845.99
Bedfordshire Police 35 133,850.00 3,824.29
British Transport Police 14 20,980.00 1,498.57
Cambridgeshire Constabulary 65 235,925.00 3,629.62
Central Scotland Police 24 97,100.00 4,045.83
Cheshire Constabulary 99 407,185.00 4,112.98
Cleveland Constabulary 74 314,675.00 4,252.36
Cumbria Constabulary 34 94,000.00 2,764.71
Derbyshire Constabulary 85 329,400.00 3,875.29
Devon and cornwall Constabulary 85 380,675.00 4,478.53
Dorset Police 44 156,700.00 3,561.36
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary 19 61,000.00 3,201.53
Durham Constabulary 74 357,100.00 4,825.68
Dyfed-Powys Police 29 111,250.00 3,836.21
Essex Police 116 491,634.00 4,238.22
Fife Constabulary 51 277,425.00 5,439.71
Gloucestershire Constabulary 59 252,429.00 4,278.46
Grampian Police 42 168,025.00 4,000.60
Greater Manchester Police 274 1,106,285.00 4,037.50
Gwent Constabulary 74 291,300.00 3,936.49
Hampshire Constabulary 178 862,875.00 4,847.61
Hertfordshire Constabulary 46 202,425.00 4,400.54
Humberside Police 79 312,725.00 3,958.54
Kent County Constabulary 159 826,600.00 5,198.74
Lancashire Constabulary 139 510,090.00 3,669.71
Leicestershire Constabulary 64 362,475.00 5,663.67
Lincolnshire Police 54 246,875.00 4,571.76
Lothian and Borders Police 118 534,925.00 4,533.26
Merseyside Police 179 699,325.00 3,906.84
Metropolitan Police 525 2,555,316.00 4,867.27
Norfolk Constabulary 72 242,450.00 3,367.36
North Wales Police 108 431,250.00 3,993.06
North Yorkshire Police 66 256,125.00 3,880.68
Northamptonshire Police 59 254,400.00 4,311.86
Northern Constabulary 23 91,000.00 3,956.52
Northumbria Police 177 766,332.50 4,329.56
Nottinghamshire Constabulary 126 571,400.00 4,534.92
Port of Liverpool Police 2 2,000.00 1,000.00
RAF Military Police 1 2,000.00 2,000.00
South Wales Police 152 714,565.00 4,701.09
South Yorkshire Police 128 552,250.00 4,314.45
Staffordshire Police 68 282,952.50 4,161.07
Strathclyde Police 214 804,335.00 3,758.57
Suffolk Constabulary 63 272,650.00 4,327.78
Surrey Constabulary 46 213,625.00 4,644.02
Sussex Police 92 483,618.50 5,256.72
Tayside Police 49 192,150.00 3,921.43
Thames Valley Police 108 577,500.00 5,347.22
Warwickshire Constabulary 32 182,250.00 5,695.31
West Mercia Constabulary 102 501,925.00 4,920.83
West Midlands Police 180 848,925.00 4,716.25

Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999
Police Number of cases Total paid(£) Average paid (£)
West Yorkshire Police 251 1,048,025.00 4,175.40
Wiltshire Constabulary 29 116.000.00 4,000.00
Total 5,092 22,321,972.50 4,383.73

Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000
Police Number of cases Total paid(£) Average paid(£)
Avon and Somerset Constabulary 88 415,900.00 4,726.14
Bedfordshire Police 31 194,100.00 6,261.29
British Transport Police 14 36,500.00 2,607.14
Cambridgeshire Constabulary 62 216,200.00 3,487.10
Central Scotland Police 21 90,250.00 4,297.62
Cheshire Constabulary 109 479,671.50 4,400.66
City of London Police 3 3,000.00 1,000.00
Cleveland Constabulary 65 241,358.00 3,713.20
Cumbria Constabulary 40 183,335.00 4,583.38
Derbyshire Constabulary 113 414,707.50 3,669.98
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary 152 748,475.00 4,924.18
Dorset Police 56 289,812.50 5,175.22
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary 14 78,500.00 5,607.14
Durham Constabulary 44 197,125.00 4,480.11
Dyfed-Powys Police 51 200,325.00 3,927.94
Essex Police 93 499,814.00 5,374.34
Fife Constabulary 38 153,000.00 4,026.32
Gloucestershire Constabulary 32 158,800.00 4,962.50
Grampian Police 35 218,000.00 6,228.57
Greater Manchester Police 271 1,172,740.50 4,327.46
Gwent Constabulary 65 345,275.00 5,311.92
Hampshire Constabulary 171 935,400.00 5,470.18
Hertfordshire Constabulary 56 246,600.00 4,403.57
Humberside Police 78 329,900.00 4,229.49
Kent Country Constabulary 154 821,580.00 5,334.94
Lancashire Constabulary 162 711,082.50 4,389.40
Leicestershire Constabulary 48 247,275.00 5,151.56
Lincolnshire Police 46 154,125.00 3,350.54
Lothian and Borders Police 102 472,675.00 4,634.07
Manchester Dock Police 1 7,500.00 7,500.00
Mersey Tunnels Law Enforcement 2 4,000.00 2,000.00
Merseyside Police 135 565,328.40 4,187.62
Metropolitan 446 2,320,430.00 5,202.76
Ministry of Defence Police 1 1,000,00 1,000,00
Norfolk Constabulary 63 275,350.00 4,370.63
North Wales police 75 318,500.00 4,246.67
North Yorkshire Police 60 212,425.00 3,540.42
Northamptonshire Police 37 197,225.00 5,330.41
Northern Constabulary 14 73,200.00 5,228.57
Northumbria Police 226 954,605.00 4,223.92
Nottinghamshire Constabulary 112 530,962.50 4,740.74
Royal Military Police Eastern District 1 3,000.00 3,000.00
Royal Military Police Southern District 1 17,500.00 7,500.00
Royal Ulster Constabulary 2 17,500.00 8,750.00
South Wales Police 127 634,350.00 4,994.88
South Yorkshire Police 118 546,225.00 4,629.03
Staffordshire Police 58 277,625.00 4,786.64
Strathclyde Police 225 888,875.00 3,950.56
Suffolk Constabulary 65 331,125.00 5,094.23
Surrey Constabulary 58 227,900.00 3,929.31
Sussex Police 72 359,450.00 4,992.36
Tayside Police 57 258,450.00 4,534.21
Thames Valley Police 120 640,225.00 5,335.21
The Commissioner of Police 2 2,000.00 1,000.00
Warwickshire Constabulary 28 109,185.00 3,889.46
West Mercia Constabulary 72 239,525.00 3,326.74
West Midlands Police 210 895,425.00 4,263.93

Cases involving Physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000
Police Number of Cases Total Paid(£) Average paid(£)
West Yorkshire Police 228 1,065,575.00 4,677.96
Wiltshire Constabulary 46 237,400.00 5,160.87
Total 4,876 22,458,387.40 4,605.90

Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1998 to 31 March 2000
police Number of Cases Total Paid(£) Average paid(£)
Avon and Somerset Constabulary 194 929,575.00 4,791.62
Bedfordshire Police 66 327,950.00 4,968.94
British Transport Police 28 57,480.00 2,052.86
Cambridgeshire Constabulary 127 452,125.00 3,560.04
Central Scotland Police 45 187,350.00 4,163.33
Cheshire Constabulary 208 886,856.50 4,263.73
City of London Police 3 3,000.00 1,000.00
Cleveland Constabulary 139 556,033.00 4,000.24
Cumbria Constabulary 74 277,335.00 3,747.77
Derbyshire Constabulary 198 744,107.50 3758.12
Devon and cornwall Constabulary 237 1,129,150.00 4,764.35
Dorset Police 100 446,512.50 4,465.13
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary 33 139,500.00 4,227.27
Durham Constabulary 118 554,225.00 4,696.82
Dyfed-Powys Police 80 311,575.00 3,894.69
Essex Police 209 991,448.00 4,743.77
Fife Constabulary 89 430,425.00 4,836.24
Gloucestershire Constabulary 91 411,229.00 4,519.00
Grampian Police 77 386,025.00 5,013.31
Greater Manchester Police 545 2,279,025.50 4,181.70
Gwent Constabulary 139 636,575.00 4,579.68
Hampshire Constabulary 349 1,798,275.00 5,152.65
Hertfordshire Constabulary 102 449,025.00 4402.21
Humberside Police 157 642,625.00 4093.15
Kent County Constabulary 313 1,648,180.00 5,265.75
Lancashire Constabulary 301 1,221,172.50 4,057.05
Leicestershire Constabulary 112 609,750.00 5,444.20
Lincolnshire Police 100 401,000.00 4,010.00
Lothian and Borders Police 220 1,007,600.00 4,580.00
Manchester Dock Police 1 7,500.00 7,500.00
Mersey Tunnels Law Enforcement 2 4,000.00 2,000.00
Merseyside Police 314 1,264,653.40 4,027.56
Metropolitan Police 971 4,875,746.00 5,021.37
Ministry of Defence Police 1 1,000.00 1,000.00
Norfolk Constabulary 135 517,800.00 3,835.56
North Wales Police 183 749,750.00 4,096.99
North Yorkshire Police 126 468,550.00 3,718.65
Northamptonshire Police 96 451,625.00 4,704.43
Northern Constabulary 37 164,200.00 4,437.84
Northumbria Police 403 1,720,937.5 4,270.32
Nottinghamshire Constabulary 238 1,102,362.5 4,631.78
Port of Liverpool Police 2 2,000.00 1,000.00
RAF Military Police 1 2,000.00 2,000.00
Royal Military Police Eastern District 1 3,000.00 3,000.00
Royal Military Police Southern District 1 7,500.00 7,500.00
Royal Ulster Constabulary 2 17,500.00 8,750.00
South Wales Police 279 1,348,915.00 4,834.82
South Yorkshire Police 246 1,098,475.00 4,465.35
Staffordshire Police 126 560,577.50 4,449.03
Strathclyde Police 439 1,693,210.00 3,856.97
Suffolk Constabulary 128 603,775.00 4,716.99
Surrey Constabulary 104 441,525.00 4,245.43
Sussex Police 164 843,068.50 5,140.66
Tayside Police 106 450,600.00 4,250.94
Thames Valley Police 228 1,217,725.00 5,340.90
The commissioner of Police 2 2,000.00 1,000.00
Warwickshire Constabulary 60 291,435.00 4,857.25

Cases involving physical and sexual abuse 1 April 1998 to 31 March 2000
Police Number of cases Total Paid(£) Average paid(£)
West Mercia Constabulary 174 741,450.00 4,261.21
West Midlands Police 390 1,744.350.00 4,472.69
West Yorkshire Police 479 2,114,600.00 4,414.61
Wiltshire Constabulary 75 353,400.00 4,712.00
Total 9,968 44,780,359.90 4,492.41