Mr David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr David Hanson on 2014-03-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many serious misconduct complaints related to the use of control and restraint during enforced removal were referred to the Professional Standards Unit in each year since 2010.

James Brokenshire

Complaints made by, or on behalf of, detainees are managed in accordance with
Detention Services Order 3/2011. All allegations of serious misconduct are
referred to the Home Office Professional Standards Unit (PSU) for
investigation. These include allegations made against staff who work in the
detention estate or who are engaged in escorting work.

Data on the number of complaints referred to the PSU is not recorded. Only data
of those complaints where PSU have agreed to investigate are recorded. The
number investigated relating to the use of control and restraint during
enforced removal is detailed below.

2010 – 42
2011 – 30
2012 – 39
2013 – 19

These figures are based on management information, which is subject to change,
and does not form part of our publicised statistics.