§ 120. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the need for increasing the police force to deal with the present outbreak of crime with violence, he will extend the present age limit for entrants to the Police Force, for those with necessary qualifications, to 35 years of age.
§ Mr. EdeProvision is already made in the Police Regulations for the appointment of men over 30 years of age in special circumstances approved by me on the recommendation of the appointing authority, and I am prepared to give my approval in all suitable cases. Appointing authorities, are, however, reluctant to recommend the enrolment of many men over 30 in view of the need to keep down the average age of the service, and I should not feel justified in suggesting to the Police Council that the present Regulation should be amended.