§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all police authorities currently offering police cadet places, the numbers currently serving in each force area and the proposed number of places in 1984 and 1985 within England and Wales.
§ Mr. HurdUnder section 17(1) of the Police Act 1964, police authorities are responsible for approving the number of police cadets appointed in each force in England and Wales, and information for all forces about cadet recruitment plans is not available centrally. There were 1,097 police cadets in England and Wales at the end of September 1983.