§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what has been the cost to public funds in each year since its inception of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe association was formed in 1948. A full-time general secretary was appointed in 1968 to do the work previously done by two chief constables in their own time, but the costs of the secretariat have been met from public funds only since 1 April 1973. Following is the annual expenditure:
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£ 1973–74 20,608 1974–75 29,476
£ 1975–76 38,091 1976–77 41,259 1977–78 47,989 1978–79 57,374 1979–80 96,923 1980–81 108,524 1981–82 133,105 1982–83 142,344 1983–84 148,519 1984–85 151,400 *1985–86 77,566 * First two quarters only.