Establishment and Deficiencies

HC Deb 07 March 1955 vol 538 cc17-8W

Mr. Ede

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the authorised establishment atthe end of each month in 1954 of the Metropolitan Police, all the county forces, and all the forces for cities

AUTHORISED ESTABLISHMENT AND DEFICIENCIES AT THE END OF EACH MONTH IN 1954
Month	Authorised establishment	Deficiency
Men	Women	Men	Women
METROPOLITAN:
January	…	19,645	524	3,791	56
February	…	19,645	524	3,807	56
March	…	19,698	524	3,799	56
April	…	19,698	524	3,762	54
May	…	19,698	524	3,718	48
June	…	19,698	524	3,713	49
July	…	19,698	524	3,720	46
August	…	19,698	524	3,837	48
September	…	19,696	524	3,911	47
October	…	19,696	524	3,959	43
November	…	19,696	524	4,004	34
December	…	19,696	524	4,029	24
COUNTRIES:
January	…	29,789	821	1,719	97
February	…	29,871	826	1,768	105
March	…	29,874	826	1,687	104
April	…	30,001	831	1,740	101
May	…	30,029	831	1,749	91
June	…	30,126	831	1,817	89
July	…	30,175	837	1,868	89
August	…	30,183	837	1,950	84
September	…	30,183	842	1,961	90
October	…	30,302	854	2,101	98
November	…	30,304	879	2,078	126
December	…	30,305	880	2,080	120
CITIES AND BOROUGHS:
January	…	22,673	733	2,506	91
February	…	22,673	733	2,480	83
March	…	22,685	735	2,481	85
April	…	22,700	737	2,424	81
May	…	22,699	740	2,399	78
June	…	22,699	740	2,385	85
July	…	22,701	787	2,388	117
August	…	22,714	788	2,469	112
September	…	22,714	789	2,528	112
October	…	22,751	791	2,581	104
November	…	22,794	791	2,653	95
December	…	22,794	795	2,649	96

and boroughs, giving each group separately; and the numbers by which on corresponding dates the strength was short of the establishment.

Major Lloyd-George

The figures are as follows: