October 06, 2021 | Police/Staff Misconduct and Complaints
Reference: F-2021-00618
Request
Request 1
How many police officers have been charged and subsequently prosecuted in connection with a death in police custody in England and Wales since January 1st 1990? (We are defining a death in custody as a death occurring during or directly resulting from contact with the police).
Request 2
In cases where officers have been charged and subsequently prosecuted in connection with a death in custody, are the ethnicities of those who have died in custody recorded, and if so, how many of them are recorded as non-white?
Request 3
Can you provide the names and any details of cases where officers have been charged and
subsequently prosecuted in connection with a death in custody of an individual recorded as black? (We are defining black as those of African or Caribbean heritage including mixed race people of African or Caribbean heritage).
Request 4
Of the charges and subsequent prosecutions of police officers in connection with a death in police custody of any black person in England and Wales since January 1st 1990, how many of these prosecutions have ended successfully in obtaining convictions?