Complaints against GMP

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Andy Lockhart To FOI requests at Greater Manchester
<[FOI #27760 email]> Police
<[Greater Manchester Police request email]>
24/01/2010 22:34 cc
Subject Freedom of Information request -
Complaints against GMP

Dear Greater Manchester Police,

Under the FoIA I would like the following information about Greater
Manchester Police.

1. How many complaints were made against GMP in 2008 and 2009?
Please provide a breakdown of what complaints were made (e.g.
assault, racial abuse, wrongful arrest, etc.).

2. How many of these complaints were upheld? Please provide a
breakdown of which complaints were upheld.

3. How many police officers were disciplined due to these
complaints? Please provide a breakdown of which complaints.

4. How many legal actions have been taken against GMP or its
officers during this time regarding police conduct?

5. How many of these legal actions have been successful?

6. How many times has GMP settled out of court for these actions?

7. How much money in total has GMP spent settling these cases out
of court?

Please confirm acknowledgement of this request.

Yours faithfully,

Andy Lockhart

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Dear Mr Lockhart

Please find attached the response to your recent request made under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Many thanks

Amanda Ratcliffe
Information Access Officer
Information Governance Unit
Greater Manchester Police
Internal - 62531
External - 0161-856-2531
email - [email address]

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