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Mr. Woof
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been convicted of
| COMPLAINTS AGAINST METROPOLITAN POLICE. OFFICERS | |||||
| 1964† | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | |
| Total number of complaints on which action was completed during the year | 2,411 | 2,966 | 2,877 | 3,143 | 3,641 |
| Number withdrawn or not proceeded with* | 2,207 | 2,712 | 2,623 | 2,902 | 1,316 |
| Number not substantiated* | 2,207 | 2,712 | 2,623 | 2,902 | 2,093 |
| Number substantiated | 204 | 254 | 254 | 241 | 232 |
| 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | |
| Total number of complaints on which action was completed during the year | 4,473 | 4,898 | 4,314 | 5,564 | 5,869 | 6,478 |
| Number withdrawn or not proceeded with* | 1,710 | 1,497 | 1,429 | 1,951 | 2,033 | 2,582 |
| Number not substantiated* | 2,453 | 3,123 | 2,619 | 3,300 | 3,545 | 3,585 |
| Number substantiated | 310 | 278 | 266 | 313 | 291 | 311 |
| * Separate figures are not available for 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967. | ||||||
| † Section 49 of the Police Act 1964 came into operation on 1st August 1964. | ||||||
Mr. Woof
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to publish the report of the working party on police complaints set up in 1974.
Mr. Roy Jenkins
I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to a
offences or crimes connected with the performance of their duties during each of the past five years.
Mr. Roy Jenkins
The following table shows the total number of police officers in England and Wales convicted of offences whether on or off duty. The information available centrally does not distinguish offences committed in connection with the performance of police duty.
| Officers convicted | ||
| Offences other than traffic | Traffic offences | |
| 1970 | 99 | 539 |
| 1971 | 93 | 565 |
| 1972 | 71 | 625 |
| 1973 | 43 | 681 |
| 1974 | 63 | 488 |