§ 57. Mr. M. Lindsayasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce regulations to provide that policemen in the provinces on duty in exceptionally hot weather should be dressed more appropriately, as is the practice in the Services.
METROPOLITAN—JANUARY-JUNE, 1955 Month Men Women Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) January … 106 150 -44 7 3 +4 February … 129 121 +8 7 4 +3 March … 110 146 -36 8 10 -2 April … 109 142 -33 3 3 — May … 113 165 -52 12 5 +7 June … 108 137 -29 8 9 -1 178W
COUNTIES—JANUARY-JUNE, 1955 Month Men Women Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) January … 198 161 +37 11 12 -1 February … 148 165 -17 12 20 -8 March … 143 173 -30 16 15 +1 April … 172 205 -33 26 6 +20 May … 178 218 -40 16 12 +4 June … 122 166 -44 11 7 +4
§ Sir H. Lucas-ToothIf what my hon. Friend has in mind is that police officers should be allowed to do duty in shirt-sleeves, my right hon. and gallant Friend considers that this is a matter which should be left to the discretion of chief officers of police.