HC Deb 16 May 1991 vol 191 cc265-6W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, by ranks from police constable to chief constable, the number of male and female police officers employed in each police force; if he has any proposals to increase the proportion of woman officers in the more senior positions; and if he will make a statement.

Total police strength by rank and force as at 31 December 1990
Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Lothian and Borders Northern Strathclyde Tayside Total Scotland
Chief constable
Male 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
Deputy chief constable
Male 1 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 7
Assistant chief constable
Male — — 1 1 3 — 7 3 13
Chief superintendent
Male 3 1 3 7 14 4 36 6 74
Superintendent
Male 5 4 9 12 23 6 73 10 142
Female — — — — — — 2 — 2
Chief inspector
Male 11 5 10 21 46 15 120 18 246
Female — — — — 1 — 1 — 2
Inspector
Male 26 18 30 60 124 24 352 57 691
Female 1 — 2 — 2 — 9 1 15
Sergeant
Male 86 54 103 171 345 106 950 151 1,966
Female 2 2 5 6 16 3 21 6 61
Constable
Male 447 237 528 713 1,672 419 4,709 711 9,436
Female 58 34 61 145 215 53 522 90 1,178
TOTAL MALE 580 321 685 987 2,229 576 6,249 956 12,583
TOTAL FEMALE 61 36 68 151 234 56 555 97 1,258
TOTAL MALE AND FEMALE 641 357 753 1,138 2,463 632 6,804 1,053 13,841

(3) if he will list in the Official Report the Scottish Bus Group subsidiaries already sold, indicating in each case who the new owners are.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The following table lists, for those subsidiaries sold so far, the names of the purchasers, indicating those which were management-employee buy-outs. Sale prices will be published only after privatisation of all SBG subsidiaries has been completed.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The latest available information is set out in the table. Promotions up to chief superintendent level are a matter for the chief constable concerned. Appointments at assistant chief constable and above are for the police authority, subject to the approval of my right hon. Friend. The Department intends to issue a circular shortly which will seek to carry forward the development of equal opportunities policies in the police service.