To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of the public have received awards from the Metropolitan police following civil actions brought by them for assault, wrongful arrest, false imprisonment or malicious prosecution in each year since 1985, inclusive; and what has been the total amount of such awards in each of those years.
The information is not held in the form requested. However, I understand from the commissioner that the amounts paid by the Metropolitan police under awards made by the courts and out-of-court settlements arising from allegations of wrongful acts, including assault, wrongful arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution by Metropolitan police officers, and the number of plaintiffs who have received awards and settlements are as follows:
| Year | Awards made by the court £ | Number of plaintiffs in receipt of awards | Out of court settlements £ | Number of plaintiffs in receipt of settlements |
| 1985 | 13,949 | 8 | 193,588 | 58 |
| 1986 | 46,836 | 11 | 330,332 | 63 |
| 1987 | 11,233 | 6 | 82,486 | 48 |
| 1988 | 107,035 | 22 | 250,557 | 59 |
| 1989 | 252,904 | 30 | 266,850 | 51 |
| 1990 | 188,110 | 8 | 557,214 | 88 |
| 11991 | 18,627 | 11 | 299,691 | 74 |
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