§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been involved in crashes while taking part in car chases, over the latest year for which figures are available. [8783]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 19 October 2001]: The latest figures available are for the 12 months from 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001 and refer only to accidents involving police vehicles which were engaged in immediate/emergency response or pursuit at the time of the accident. During this period one officer was killed, 60 sustained serious injuries, and 1,018 were slightly injured. Figures are not held centrally on the number of police officers involved in emergency/pursuit accidents which did not result in a death or injury.