HC Deb 17 December 1919 vol 123 cc443-4W
Mr. GILBERT

asked the Home Secretary whether men of the Metropolitan Police Force are employed at race meetings held inside or outside the Metropolitan Police area; if so, is any charge made for their attendance, and what is the charge; and do constables, who are sent to race meetings, receive any extra pay or allowances?

Mr. SHORTT

Metropolitan Police are employed at certain race meetings both inside and outside the Metropolitan Police district. They are charged for at rates which vary according to rank, from £3 4s. 8d. a day for superintendents to £1 4s. 8d. a day for constables. They receive no extra pay, but receive the following subsistence allowances: Superintendents, 10s.; inspectors, 8s.; sergeants and constables, 6s.