§ 67. Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will lift the ban, immediately, on the recruiting of men to the police force.
§ Mr. CallaghanThere is no ban, but on account of the economic situation police authorities in England and Wales were asked to limit the increase in the size of the service.
In the first nine months of this year 3,976 recruits joined the service and a further 3,500–4,000 will be needed by the end of the financial year.