§ Sir Robert SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers per head of population there were in each police force and in total(a) on the last
30 September 1998 30 June 1998 30 June 1997 31 March 1992 Central 2.58 2.54 2.47 2.36 Dumfries and Galloway 3.02 2.97 2.81 2.60 Fife 2.44 2.44 2.43 2.28 Grampian 2.30 2.30 2.23 2.26 Lothian and Borders 3.01 3.04 3.06 2.96 Northern 2.36 2.33 2.30 2.37 Strathclyde 3.18 3.18 3.21 2.95 Tayside 2.94 2.93 2.84 2.69 Total 2.91 2.91 2.90 2.74 From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
§ Sir Robert SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police stations there were, in each police force and in total(a) on the last date for which
30 September 1998 30 June 1998 30 June 1997 30 March 1992 Central 710 700 681 645 Dumfries and Galloway 445 437 414 385 Fife 850 849 847 790 Grampian 1,214 1,214 1,180 1,161 Lothian and Borders 2,641 2,668 2,689 2,534 Northern 659 653 643 653 Strathclyde 7,233 7,228 7,302 6,763 Tayside 1,154 1,149 1,116 1,053 Total 14,906 14,898 14,872 13,984 From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
§ Sir Robert SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those functions carried out by civilian staff in each police force; how many civilian staff were employed in each police force in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [69025]
§ Mr. McLeishCivilian support staff in each police force are under the direction and control of the chief constable, who is responsible for the functions they perform. Guidance issued to chief constables in Police Circular No. 9/1996 distinguishes between tasks which do not require police powers and should normally be done only by support staff, and tasks which can be done mainly by support staff but require some contribution from police officers. I have arranged for a copy of this Circular to be placed in the Library of the House.
The numbers of civilian staff requested are shown in the table.
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30 September 1998 30 September 1997 30 September 1996 Central 187 183 158 Dumfries and Galloway 176 182 127 Fife 247 240 234 Grampian 449 419 379 Lothian and Borders 972 936 936 date for which figures are available, (b) in May 1998, (c) in May 1997 and (d) in April 1992. [68548]
§ Mr. McLeishThe figures, to the nearest available dates, per thousand population are shown in the table.
figures are available, (b) in May 1998, (c) in May 1997 and (d) in April 1992. [68547]
§ Mr. McLeishThe figures, to the nearest available date, are shown in the table.
30 September 1998 30 September 1997 30 September 1996 Northern 272 256 252 Strathclyde 1,910 1,878 1,736 Tayside 372 348 331 Total 4,585 4,442 4,153 From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.