§ 24. Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in the(a) Dyfed Powys area and (b) Aberystwyth division were 67W suspended from work on full, part or sick pay for (i) six months, (ii) one year and (iii) two years or more during the last year. [5165]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Professional Standards Department of Dyfed-Powys police has informed me that there are currently four officers suspended, two of whom are based in the Aberystwyth division. These two officers have been suspended since September and December 1999. The other two officers are from the Brecon division and have been suspended since October 2000.
In addition, one officer from Aberystwyth division was suspended on 27 June 2000 and reinstated on 27 July 2001 (a period of some 13 months). Another officer from the same division was suspended on 10 October 2000 and reinstated on 31 November 2000 (a period of one month).
During the year 2000–01 the following officers have also now been reinstated, or have resigned, following a period of suspension. They are given in chronological date order. One officer from a headquarters department was suspended on 13 August 1999 and resigned from the service on 15 March 2000 (a period of some seven months). One officer from Carmarthen division was suspended on 3 September 1999 and reinstated on 7 April 2000 (a period of some seven months). One officer from Brecon division was suspended on 6 December 1999 and reinstated on 15 May 2000 (a period of some five months). One officer from Pembrokeshire division was suspended on 6 June 2000 and reinstated on 6 September 2001 (a period of some 15 months). One officer from Pembrokeshire division was suspended on 19 February 2001 and reinstated on 6 September 2001 (a period of some seven months). The Dyfed-Powys police have confirmed that all the officers concerned were, or are, suspended on full pay.