§ 10. Mr. GILBERTasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the police who are in charge of the traffic in London streets are specially trained and detailed for this class of work only; and, if not, will he consider, in view of the special need of highly equipped men for this work, whether men should be specially trained and reserved for this purpose?
§ The SECRETARY OF STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Shortt)The police in charge of traffic at important spots in the London streets are specially trained before they are detailed for this class of work. They are 1500 available, if occasion requires, for any other kind of police duty. The question of men specialising in traffic duties only came before the Select Committee on Transport (Metropolitan Area) in June, 1919, but they made no recommendation in favour of its adoption.