HC Deb 18 March 1982 vol 20 cc166-7W
29. Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to increase the numbers of women police officers.

Mr. Whitelaw

Recruitement to police forces is the responsibility of chief officers of police. The number of women police officers in England and Wales has more than doubled in the past seven years, from 4,706 in 1974 to 10,772 at the end of 1981.