§ 25. Captain Viscount CURZONasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many inspectors are employed at Scotland Yard and on the streets, respectively, in the inspection of public service vehicles; what qualifications are insisted upon as a condition of appointment; and upon what Vote they are shown?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Shortt)The inspecting staff has a strength of 45 officers, of whom four are attached to headquarters and 41 outside. They are not, of course, all of inspector's rank. 1988 All men appointed to the inspecting staff are selected by reason of their former experience of engineering matters, and no man is appointed to the higher grades unless he possesses a certificate of competency in motor-car engineering and mechanics. They form part of the Metropolitan Police, and the cost is borne by the Metropolitan Police Fund, the Exchequer contribution to which is contained in the Police Vote.