Chuka Umunna (Streatham, Labour) To ask the Attorney-General how many criminal prosecutions took place related to the death of a person in the custody of the police in each calendar year (a) from 2001 to 2011 and (b) in 2012 to date.

Oliver Heald (Solicitor General; North East Hertfordshire, Conservative) In 2012 to date, two prosecutions have been completed by the CPS, each relating to one person. A further case, relating to two persons, is currently ongoing.

Records kept by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for the period 2001 to 2011 are not comprehensive. However, the records available show that two people were prosecuted in 2001; three persons were prosecuted in 2003; 12 persons were prosecuted in 2005; six persons were prosecuted in 2006; the office of Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis was prosecuted in 2007; and one person was prosecuted in 2008.