§ 28. Sir Sydney ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to increase the number of police constables in England and Wales. [942]
§ Mr. MichaelIt is for individual chief constables and police authorities to determine the number of constables in each force, having regard to the resources available to them. The Government will relieve the police of unnecessary bureaucratic burdens to allow chief constables to put more officers back on the beat.