§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many race discrimination cases against the Home Office have been received in the last three years. [86722]
§ Beverley HughesDetails of race discrimination claims brought against the Home Office are not maintained centrally. However, the Treasury Solicitor's Department maintains a record of claims against the Home Office in which it is involved. It is not likely that there is a significant number of such cases in which the Treasury Solicitor's Department is not involved, and therefore the statistics from that office represent the most accurate estimate of claims against the Home Office. The table shows the number of race discrimination cases brought against the Home Office, including Her Majesty's Prison Service and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, in the last three years, in which there was Treasury Solicitor's Department involvement:
Year Number of race discrimination cases 2000 38 2001 28 20021 27 1Up to and including 10 December 2002