§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the south-east regional crime squad retired on grounds of ill health between 1995 and 2000. [145242]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeData are not collected centrally on ill-health retirements of officers on central service. However, I understand that one member of the south-east regional crime squad retired on grounds of ill-health between 1995 and 2000.
The south-east regional crime squad became part of the national crime squad (NCS) on 1 April 1998. Officers are seconded to NCS from their home force. NCS may return an officer to a force on medical grounds, but the decision on whether or not to retire on medical grounds lies solely with the home force.