HC Deb 21 November 1979 vol 974 cc179-80W
Mr. Bright

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how successful the Bedfordshire police force has been in recruiting since the Edmund-Davies award.

Mr. Whitelaw

Average monthly recruitment to the Bedfordshire police since 1 September 1978 has been 40 per cent. above the average before that date. The force's strength has increased by 55 to 904 on 31 October 1979, leaving 43 vacancies on its authorised establishment.