§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints were(a) registered and (b) upheld and what the level of complaints was as a percentage of the effective strength of each police constabulary in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. [20370]
§ Mr. DenhamAvailable information is for England and Wales only. Complaints and discipline statistics are published annually in a Home Office Statistical Bulletin. The latest statistics relating to 2000–01 were published on 14 November 2001 in issue number 21/01. Details are given in the tables.
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Complaints received by the police 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Warwickshire 165 180 206 194 205 West Mercia 506 517 454 578 410 West Midlands 1,681 1,676 1,590 1,868 1,884 West Yorkshire 966 864 796 871 795 Wiltshire 162 185 259 230 266 Dyfed-Powys 202 183 180 148 157 Gwent 427 446 505 557 487 North Wales 392 353 381 439 297 South Wales 965 723 752 733 747 England and Wales 33,859 33,335 30,659 31,854 28,969
Complaints against the police upheld 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Avon and Somerset 15 26 28 16 27 Bedfordshire 14 3 11 9 6 Cambridgeshire 23 42 15 28 18 Cheshire 16 11 17 11 10 Cleveland 13 2 12 0 5 Cumbria 2 1 7 7 0 Derbyshire 26 5 8 2 7 Devon and Cornwall 14 38 26 24 22 Dorset 3 6 7 3 5 Durham 7 5 1 5 4 Essex 14 22 25 6 12 Gloucestershire 12 12 3 11 5 Greater Manchester 22 20 20 30 40 Hampshire 30 22 24 22 20 Hertfordshire 15 12 10 8 20 Humberside 8 18 9 14 14 Kent 27 26 24 26 63 Lancashire 30 12 15 13 26 Leicestershire 10 15 10 5 13 Lincolnshire 12 6 6 5 7 London City of 7 5 6 4 3 Merseyside 11 7 12 6 36 Metropolitan Police 203 236 146 168 138 Norfolk 26 11 28 11 17 Northamptonshire 9 1 6 9 7 Northumbria 8 12 6 3 12 North Yorkshire 13 10 27 20 16 Nottinghamshire 15 13 1 12 26 South Yorkshire 3 13 11 18 14 Staffordshire 7 9 6 20 34 Suffolk 12 11 24 11 5 Surrey 7 5 17 7 17 Sussex 33 23 31 54 79 Thames Valley 27 32 23 37 45 Warwickshire 6 6 4 6 9 West Mercia 14 6 23 13 11 West Midlands 23 61 47 26 38 West Yorkshire 54 26 13 13 19 Wiltshire 2 27 5 3 11 Dyfed-Powys 1 3 1 5 4 Gwent 7 3 5 3 8 North Wales 5 9 14 7 13 South Wales 28 17 11 13 17 England and Wales 834 850 745 714 903
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Complaints received as a percentage of police strength 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Avon and Somerset 33 35 29 29 29 Bedfordshire 19 23 15 20 19 Cambridgeshire 37 36 32 31 23 Cheshire 24 29 29 27 25 Cleveland 26 23 22 28 23
Complaints received as a percentage of police strength 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Cumbria 38 28 25 25 26 Derbyshire 22 25 23 24 17 Devon and Cornwall 26 32 27 22 25 Dorset 15 13 13 19 20 Durham 12 11 12 11 12 Essex 20 19 17 19 20 Gloucestershire 29 29 25 27 23 Greater Manchester 31 32 32 33 27 Hampshire 28 26 19 17 15 Hertfordshire 18 26 24 29 28 Humberside 21 22 21 21 19 Kent 21 21 19 21 19 Lancashire 28 26 26 28 21 Leicestershire 15 14 14 16 17 Lincolnshire 15 12 26 29 28 London City of 15 15 8 8 8 Merseyside 46 54 34 31 22 Metropolitan Police 33 30 27 25 23 Norfolk 30 36 23 31 26 Northamptonshire 26 28 22 19 20 Northumbria 18 18 17 17 17 North Yorkshire 28 26 27 33 34 Nottinghamshire 33 35 30 37 35 South Yorkshire 15 14 17 21 18 Staffordshire 27 27 22 28 37 Suffolk 25 26 23 31 20 Surrey 30 35 40 29 26 Sussex 28 35 38 61 64 Thames Valley 20 16 20 20 21 Warwickshire 17 19 22 21 23 West Mercia 25 25 23 29 22 West Midlands 24 24 22 26 26 West Yorkshire 19 17 15 17 16 Wiltshire 13 16 22 20 24 Dyfed-Powys 20 18 18 14 15 Gwent 41 36 41 45 39 North Wales 28 26 27 32 21 South Wales 32 24 25 25 26 England and Wales 27 27 25 26 24
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Complaints upheld as a percentage of police strength 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Avon and Somerset 0.5 0.87 0.94 0.53 0.92 Bedfordshire 1.24 0.27 1.02 0.86 0.58 Cambridgeshire 1.86 3.23 1.16 2.20 1.46 Cheshire 0.80 0.54 0.83 0.53 0.50 Cleveland 0.92 0.14 0.81 0.00 0.36 Cumbria 0.18 0.09 0.60 0.62 0.00 Derbyshire 1.47 0.28 0.45 0.11 0.39 Devon and Cornwall 0.48 1.33 0.88 0.83 0.77 Dorset 0.24 0.47 0.53 0.23 0.38 Durham 0.50 0.34 0.07 0.32 0.26 Essex 0.49 0.74 0.85 0.21 0.43 Gloucestershire 1.06 1.06 0.27 1.00 0.45 Greater Manchester 0.32 0.29 0.29 0.44 0.59 Hampshire 0.90 0.64 0.69 0.63 0.58 Hertfordshire 0.88 0.68 0.57 0.46 1.13 Humberside 0.39 0.88 0.45 0.71 0.72 Kent 0.87 0.80 0.74 0.81 1.97 Lancashire 0.95 0.37 0.46 0.40 0.82 Leicestershire 0.52 0.77 0.50 0.25 0.65 Lincolnshire 1.05 0.50 0.50 0.44 0.63 London City of 0.81 0.58 0.73 0.51 0.41 Merseyside 0.25 0.17 0.28 0.14 0.88 Metropolitan Police 0.74 0.88 0.56 0.64 0.54 Norfolk 1.86 0.77 1.96 0.80 1.23 Northamptonshire 0.78 0.08 0.51 0.79 0.63 Northumbria 0.22 0.33 0.16 0.08 0.32 North Yorkshire 0.98 0.75 1.97 1.50 1.25
Complaints upheld as a percentage of police strength 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Nottinghamshire 0.65 0.56 0.04 0.54 1.18 South Yorkshire 0.10 0.41 0.35 0.57 0.44 Staffordshire 032 0.41 0.26 0.89 1.57 Suffolk 1.05 0.93 2.02 0.92 0.44 Surrey 0.43 0.31 1.06 0.42 0.95 Sussex 1.07 0.75 1.03 1.90 2.80 Thames Valley 0.73 0.87 0.61 0.99 1.20 Warwickshire 0.61 0.65 0.43 0.66 1.00 West Mercia 0.69 0.29 1.14 0.64 0.58 West Midlands 0.32 0.86 0.66 0.36 0.53 West Yorkshire 1.05 0.50 0.25 0.26 0.39 Wiltshire 0.16 2.34 0.43 0.26 0.98 Dyfed-Powys 0.10 0.30 0.10 0.49 0.38 Gwent 0.67 0.24 0.41 0.24 0.63 North Wales 0.36 0.66 1.00 0.50 0.93 South Wales 0.93 0.57 0.37 0.44 0.58 England and Wales 0.67 0.68 0.60 0.58 0.74 Note:
Police strength as of 31 March before the beginning of each financial year