§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he has any plans concerning trade union rights for civilian staff within the police force; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he has received any representations from the Association of Chief Police Officers concerning trade union rights for civilian staff within the police force.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe Association of Chief Police Officers has suggested that civilian staff working within police forces might be represented by a single union. Any such development would be a matter for the staff themselves and their local authority employers. My right hon. and learned Friend has no plans to require police civilians to belong to a single union or to restrict their trade union or bargaining rights.