§ Mr. Edeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the balance between wastage and recruitment in the months of January, February and March, 1952, for the lower ranks of the police forces of England and Wales, giving separately the figures for the Metropolitan Police, all the county police forces
A. JANUARY TO MARCH, 1952 Forces Month (1952) Men Women Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or Decrease (-) Metropolitan January … 87 49 +38 9 2 +7 February … 99 74 +25 4 6 -2 March … 124 61 +63 7 7 — Counties … January … 202 110 +92 21 9 +12 February … 238 96 +142 19 12 +7 March … 202 115 +87 19 16 +3 Cities and boroughs. January … 164 98 +66 15 12 +3 February … 217 94 +123 11 6 +5 March … 168 90 +78 10 6 +4 20W
B. 1ST AUGUST, 1951 TO 31ST MARCH, 1952 Forces Men Women Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) Metropolitan … 749 530 +219 69 33 +36 Counties … 1,932 896 +1,036 148 78 +70 Cities and boroughs. 1,541 734 +807 99 72 +27 TOTAL … 4,222 2,160 +2,062 316 183 +133 and all the county borough forces; and if he will give the total balance between wastage and recruitment of each group over the period 1st August, 1951, and 1st April, 1952.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeSeparate figures of wastage in the lower ranks are not available. The total figures of recruitment and wastage in the Police Service are as follows: