What the current position is on introduction of an independent ombudsman to oversee police complaints; how many complaints have been made a…

The introduction of an ombudsman-type body is one of the options for change the Executive is currently considering to enhance the independence of the police complaints system following last year's consultation. The information requested in relation to complaints against police officers is given in the following tables:Complaints Cases Received by Police ForcesForce | Central | D & G | Fife | Grampian | L & B | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland
1999-2000 | 102 | 27 | 76 | 240 | 347 | 69 | 496 | 83 | 1,440
2000-01 | 84 | 24 | 90 | 155 | 340 | 71 | 502 | 152 | 1,418
2001-02 | 151 | 51 | 240 | 123 | 726 | 101 | 1,173 | 348 | 2,913
Complaints Allegations SubstantiatedForce | Central | D &G | Fife | Grampian | L & B | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland
1999-2000 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 42 | 109 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 211
2000-01 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 87 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 231
2001-02 | 29 | 4 | 49 | 19 | 92 | 6 | 85 | 29 | 313
Source: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.Notes: (i) Each case may have one or more complaint(s) within it, and not all cases a