§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the authorised police establishment in Scotland in every year since 1975 to date, together with the average total number of police employed by police authorities in each of these years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Police establishment and strength, Scotland 1975–1982 Authorised Establishments Actual Strength 1975 13,145 12,376 1976 13,163 12,317 1977 13,144 12,046 1978 13,166 12,399 1979 13,274 13,214 1980 13,259 13,261 1981 13,262 13,194 1982 13,273 13,221 The figures for 1975–81 are as at 31 December each year: those for 1982 are as at 31 March. The figures include additional regulars, and those for actual strength include officers on national training courses and on central service, who do not count against the authorised establishments.