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Mr. Ernie Roberts
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.
Mr. Brittan
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.
Year | Number of officers convicted |
1970 | 2 |
1971 | 3 |
1972 | 2 |
1973 | 3 |
1974 | 5 |
1975 | 4 |
1976 | 4 |
1977 | 11 |
1978 | 6 |
1979 | 10 |