§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of police officers in post at the most recent date for which figures are available; what were the comparable figures in each of the previous 10 years; and if he will indicate, in respect of each date, the numbers of policemen and police women in post, respectively.
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Mr. MilanThe information requested is set out in the table below:
These figures are at 31st December each year.
Total number of police officers in post Male Female 1967 10,247 9,865 382 1968 10,296 9,912 384 1969 10,308 9,923 385 1970 10,459 10,077 382 1971 10,811 10,399 412 1972 11,230 10,777 453 1973 11,452 10,964 488 1974 11,719 11,187 532 1975 12,376 11,700 676 1976 12,317 11,577 740 1977 12,046 11,275 771
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total authorised establishment of police officers at the most recent date for which figures are available; what were the comparable figures of authorised establishments in each of the previous 10 years; and by what number, in the case of each date, the total numbers in post fell below the authorised establishments.
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1974 Authorised establishment Deficiency Cities Aberdeen … … … … … 447 -25 Dundee … … … … … 455 -27 Edinburgh … … … … … 1,545 -261 Glasgow … … … … … 3,458 -569 Counties Angus … … … … … … 203 -8 Argyll … … … … … … 156 -17 Ayr … … … … … … 717 +28 Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk … … 185 -17 Dumfries and Galloway … … … 279 -30 Dumbarton … … … … … 464 -65 Fife … … … … … … 643 -19 Inverness … … … … … 220 -15 Lanark … … … … … 1,254 -47 Lothians and Peebles … … … 633 -46 Northern … … … … … 128 -6 Perth and Kinross … … … … 291 -1 Renfrew and Bute … … … … 853 -112 Ross and Sutherland … … … … 178 +3 Scottish North East Counties … … 433 -42 Stirling and Clackmannan … … … 479 -26 TOTAL … … … … … 13,021 -1,302
§ Mr. MillanThe information requested is set out in the table below:
Authorised establishment Total number in post Deficiency 1967 11,206 10,247 -959 1968 11,169 10,296 -873 1969 11,199 10,308 -891 1970 11,228 10,459 -769 1971 11,403 10,811 -592 1972 12,005 11,230 -775 1973 12,277 11,452 -825 1974 13,021 11,719 -1,302 1975 13,145 12,376 -769 1976 13,163 12,317 -846 1977 13,146 12,046 -1,100 These figures are at 31st December each year.
§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current authorised establishment for each police force in Scotland; by what number the number in post falls below these establishments; and if he will give comparable figures for each force for each of the previous three years.
Mr. MilianThe information requested is set out in the table below:
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1975 1976 1977 Authorised establishment Deficiency Authorised establishment Deficiency Authorised establishment Deficiency Central … … … 493 -10 506 -30 505 -32 Dumfries and Galloway … 283 -5 283 +3 283 +2 Fife … … … … 653 -3 653 -39 653 -45 Grampian … … … 882 -61 881 -28 880 -21 Lothian and Borders … 2,368 -187 2,368 -193 2,363 -229 Northern … … … 551 +21 557 +12 561 +7 Strathclyde … … … 6,992 -514 6,992 -539 6,981 -751 Tayside … … … 923 -10 923 -32 920 -31 TOTAL … … 13,145 -769 13,163 -846 13,146 -1,100 Figures are at 31st December each year.