§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table to show the number of: (a) male police officers, (b) female police officers, (c) traffic wardens and (d) other civilian administrative staff employed on Metropolitan Police duties, together with the establishments of each category for each of the last 15 years.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe figures are as follows: 821W
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METROPOLITAN POLICE Establishment Police Strength Police Traffic Wardens Civilians Year Male Female Total Male Female Total Establishment Strength Establishment Strength 31st December— 1963 … … … 20,426 583 21,009 17,833 468 18,301 550 429 3,954 5,488 1964 … … … 20,728 597 21,325 17,854 463 1,8317 668 425 4,246 5,706 1965 … … … 25,006 611 25,617 18,201 479 18,680 674 463 4,395 6,063 1966 … … … 25,006 623 25,629 18,699 493 19,192 674 702 4,721 6,480 1967 … … … 25,327 629 25,956 19,451 545 19,996 1,471 1,247 5,620 7,224 1968 … … … 25,423 629 26,052 19,896 562 20,458 1,471 1,221 8,524 6,092 1969 … … … 25,429 629 26,058 20,096 586 20,682 1,422 1,394 9,356 8,481 1970 … … … 25,405 650 26,055 20,442 615 21,057 1,713 1,585 9,077 9,025 1971 … … … 25,405 650 26,055 20,724 630 21,354 2,205 1,966 10,329 9,755 1972 … … … 25,405 650 26,055 20,647 658 21,305 2,467 2,055 11,252 10,273 1973 … … … 25,415 630 26,045 20,153 630 20,783 2,492 1,870 11,603 10,260 1974 … … … 25,905 723 26,628 20,127 723 20,850 2,914 1,791 11,992 11,094 1975 … … … — — 26,628 20,348 879 21,227 2,964 1,830 12,092 12,213 1976 … … … — — 26,628 20,978 1,267 22,245 2,167 1,805 12,516 12,062 1977 … … … — — 26,628 20,588 1,424 22,012 2,159 1,532 12,565 12,036 NOTE: Civilian staff—The staff of the Receiver's Office are not included in the establishment column for the years 1963 to 1968 inclusive.