§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in West Sussex, broken down by local authority area. [71099]
§ Mr. John Denham[holding answer 18 July 2002]: Anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) were introduced from 1 April 1999. The data given in the table covers the period up to the end of December 2001 (latest available).
1467WWe are currently considering whether any further checks are needed to ensure the accuracy of the number of ASBOs reported.
§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many compensation claims, and at what financial cost, have been made against(a) Sussex Police and (b) the Metropolitan Police in each year since 1999. [71103]
§ Mr. John Denham[holding answer 18 July 2002]: The Home Office does not collect this information centrally. Information is compiled by forces according to their own management needs and is not therefore directly comparable. Information provided by the forces is as follows:
(a)Sussex Constabulary (i) Civil claims: public liability (wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and damage to property) and employer liability Civil Claims in Financial Years 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Claims closed 258 308 295 Dismissed 36 65 28 Not proceeded with 144 169 191 Settled 77 69 74 Judgement for claimant 1 5 2 Payments (£) 224,776 166,609 155,342
(ii) Employment Tribunals Civil Claims in Financial Years 1999 2000 2001 Claims received 9 6 6 Dismissed 2 2 1 Withdrawn 3 1 3 Settled 4 3 2 Judgement for claimant 0 0 0 Payments (£) 0 29,000 22,000
(b) Metropolitan Police Service (i)Employer liability and damage to property Number of Chaims Number of Chaims Amount Paid (£million) 1999–2000 2,800 3,600 7.0 2000–01 2,700 3,150 7.0 2001–02 2,450 2,900 10.1 (incl. £5 million provision against future claims) 1468W
(ii) Civil actions and damages: the following tables relate to actions against the police by members of the public for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment etc. Civil Actions received in financial years 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Actions 164 190 157 Threatened actions 633 503 439
Damages paid in financial years 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 No of Cases Cost (£k) No of Cases Cost(£k) No of Cases Cost (£k) Out of court settlements 413 3,703 220 2,318 129 1,261 Court awards 22 203 15 340 6 125
(iii) Employment Tribunals £ 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Claims Settled 386,970 531,764 129,574 Tribunal Awards 14,652 363,085 0 Totals 401,622 894,849 129,574
Number of Cases with financial settlement Claims Settled 17 18 18 Tribunal Awards 2 2 0 Totals 19 20 18