HC Deb 25 June 1974 vol 875 cc444cc-dd W
Mr. Michael Clark Hutchison

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the establishment and actual figures for the various police authorities in Scotland.

Mr. William Ross

The authorised establishment and actual strength of each police force in Scotland at 31st March 1974 were as follows:

Force Authorised Establishment Actual Strength
Aberdeen 416 410
Angus 203 195
Argyll 156 139
Ayr 707 723
Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk 182 170
Dumfries and Galloway 273 250
Dunbarton 464 396
Dundee 455 423
Edinburgh 1,281 1,274
Fife 643 635
Glasgow 3,340 2,851
Inverness 209 200
Lanark 1,249 1,170
Lothians and Peebles 633 549
Northern 122 115
Perth and Kinross 291 291
Renfrew and Bute 847 732
Ross and Sutherland 178 165
Scottish North-Eastern Counties 383 386
Stirling and Clackmannan 467 454
Totals 12,499 11,528