§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether he is aware that there is general dissatisfaction throughout the police service in Scotland in consequence of the appointment of Naval and Military officers and others, without any previous police experience, as chief constables; and whether steps will be taken to restrict such appointments to men who have served in the police force?
§ SIR G. TREVELYANI have had brought to my notice one case in which the Joint Committee of a county made an appointment which gave much dissatisfaction in the police service. There is reason to believe that the appointment was due to the Joint Committee not being, as in the opinion of the Government it ought to be, a completely representative body.