§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applicants for appointment as police constables in Scotland were rejected because they did not reach the required educational standards.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details showing the authorised establishment and the actual strength of police forces in Scotland at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe authorised establishment and actual strength of each police force in Scotland at 31st March. 1972, were as follows:
Force Authorised establishment Actual strength Aberdeen 415 383 Angus 202 187 Argyll 139 134 Ayr 642 669 Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk 159 159 Dumfries and Galloway 239 240 Dunbarton 403 397 Dundee 395 404 Edinburgh 1,280 1,235 Fife 640 637 Glasgow 3,086 2,703 Inverness 198 190 Lanark 1,088 1,103 Lothians and Peebles 517 483 Northern 119 101 Perth and Kinross 265 270 Renfrew and Bute 748 729 Ross and Sutherland 154 157 Scottish North-Eastern Counties 382 356 Stirling and Clackmannan 440 426 TOTALS 11,511 10,963
§ Mr. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details showing the authorised civilian establishment and the actual civilian strength of police forces in Scotland at the latest date for which information is available.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe authorised establishment and actual strength of civilians employed in Scottish police
Traffic Wardens Civilians Clerical and Technical Force Authorised establishment Actual strength Authorised establishment Actual strength Aberdeen … 40 24 77 67 Angus … 6 — 25 15 Argyll … 5 4 18 14 Ayr … 34 33 104 102 Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk … — — 30 29 Dumfries and Galloway … 8 8 26 26 Dunbarton … 18 17 64 64 Dundee … 22 22 75 67 Edinburgh … 82 82 216 191 Fife … 48 45 57 49 Glasgow … 228 222 419 372 Inverness … 20 17 32 23 Lanark … 59 56 150 146 Lothians and Peebles … 14 6 92 79 Northern … — — 14 9 Perth and Kinross … 14 14 42 42 Renfrew and Bute … 60 40 150 126 Ross and Sutherland … 4 4 20 19 Scottish North-Eastern Counties … 4 — 49 49 Stirling and Clackmannan … 22 21 57 55 TOTALS … 688 615 1,717 1,544
Civilians Cadets Others (Cleaners, etc.) Force Authorised establishment Actual strength Authorised establishment Actual strength Aberdeen … 15 15 15 14 Angus … 1 1 10 4 Argyll … 1 1 8 9 Ayr … 9 7 37 9 Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk … 1 1 12 6 Dumfries and Galloway … 1 1 18 10 Dunbarton … 4 4 30 12 Dundee … 1 1 14 8 Edinburgh … 10 11 72 50 Fife … 2 2 30 21 Glasgow … 206 187 150 89 Inverness … — — 6 5 Lanark … 7 7 43 33 Lothians and Peebles … 3 3 26 14 Northern … 2 2 3 3 Perth and Kinross … 1 1 17 12 Renfrew and Bute … 2 2 44 41 Ross and Sutherland … 1 1 6 4 Scottish North-Eastern Counties … 1 1 14 14 Stirling and Clackmannan … 2 2 31 28 TOTALS … 270 250 586 386