§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Royal Ulster Constabulary stations there are in each police division in Northern Ireland; and how many are opened on a limited basis only.
§ Mr. AlisonThe information requested is as follows:
police centres there are in each police division in Northern Ireland.
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§ Mr. Alisonthere are eight local police centres in Northern Ireland, created as follows:
Division Number of Local Police Centres E 2 P 3 R 3
Strength at 1 April 1980 Strength at 1 April 1979 Strength at 1 April 1978 Rank Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Constable 4,269 632 4,901 4,004 581 4,585 3,743 523 4,266 Sergeant 1,059 41 1,100 993 34 1,027 911 30 941 Inspector 378 4 382 353 5 358 327 4 331 Chief Inspector 140 4 144 135 3 138 124 4 128 Superintendent 101 2 103 94 2 96 76 2 78 Chief Superintendent 36 1 37 34 1 35 34 1 35 Assistant Chief Constable 9 — 9 7 — 7 7 — 7 Deputy Chief Constable 2 — 2 3 — 3 2 — 2 Chief Constable 1 — 1 1 — 1 1 — 1
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members there are in the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve; and what are the percentage of the membership for male full-time, male part-time, female full-time and female part-time.
§ Mr. AlisonAt 1 April 1980 the strength of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve was 4,553, made up in percentage terms as follows:
Per cent. Male full-time members 30 Male part-time members 54.6 Female full-time members... 1 Female part-time members.., 14.4
§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the membership of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Cadet Corps are male and how many are female; and what percentage of cadets eventually joins the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
§ Mr. AlisonAt 1 April 1980 the RUC Cadet Corps comprised 141 males and 44 females.
In recent years approximately 90 per cent. of cadets have gone on to join the regular force.