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Detained Persons (Assaults And Deaths)

Volume 983: debated on Thursday 24 April 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions of police officers for assault on people in police custody there have been during the last 10 years.

The number of police officers convicted of assault while on duty in each of the years 1970–1979 is given in the following table. We have no information as to the place or circumstances of the assault.

YearNumber of officers convicted
19702
19713
19722
19733
19745
19754
19764
197711
19786
197910