§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary met(a) the Atomic Energy Police Federation, (b) the British Transport Police Federation and (c) the Ministry of Defence Police Federation and the representative organisation of other ranks, without their management representatives being present on the occasion of his last inspection of the respective forces.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe British Transport police has its own inspector, separate from Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary. The Atomic Energy police force and the Ministry of Defence police are inspected by Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary by invitation. The conduct of the inspection is a matter for the HMI concerned.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether copies of reports of Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary are made available to the respective local police federation and representative organisations of other ranks.
§ Mr. Charles WardleYes.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary has with respect to(a) the Royal Parks constabulary and (b) the Northern Ireland Airport police.
§ Mr. Charles WardleHer Majesty's inspector of constabulary may inspect non-Home Office forces only by invitation.
§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy to request Her Majesty's inspector of constabulary to meet local police federation and representatives of other ranks, without their management representatives being present, when he makes an inspection of a police force.
§ Mr. Charles WardleIt is the existing policy and practice to do so.