§ 85. Mrs. Braddockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make a statement on the negotiating machinery to settle police pay and conditions of service; and when he hopes to lay regulations covering this matter before the House.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeA Committee of the Police Council was appointed by my predecessor to examine and report upon
AVERAGE LENGTH OF SENTENCE BEING SERVED BY PRISONERS SENTENCED TO LESS THAN 3 YEARS IMPRISONMENT Year Average Length of Sentence (in weeks) 1938 … … … … … 35.5 1946 … … … … … 42.7 1947 … … … … … 45.6 1948 … … … … … 47.1 1949 … … … … … 50.5 1950 … … … … … 49.1 1951 … … … … … 49.2
DAILY AVERAGE POPULATION OF PRISONERS Sentences for which average cannot be estimated Year Sentences to which preceding table relates i.e., Imprisonment of less than 3 years Penal Servitude or Imprisonment 3 years and over Corrective Training Preventive Detention Civil Prisoners Prisoners not sentenced or not sentenced to a specific term Total 1938 6,108 1,466 — 100 443 677 8,794 1946 8,333 2,657 — 36 369 1,077 12,472 1947 9,010 3,223 — 31 429 1,211 13,904 1948 10,574 4,056 — 35 524 1,333 16,522 1949 9,955 4,114 408 130 468 1,441 16,516 1950 8,871 4,164 1,768 423 596 1,452 17,274 1951 9,522 3,984 2,213 623 615 1,536 18,493 Persons sentenced to Borstal training are excluded from both the foregoing tables.
48Wthe detailed measures arising out of the recommendations as to representative organisations and negotiating machinery contained in Part II of the Oaksey Report. I am informed that the Committee have completed their examination and that they will submit their Report to me within the next few days; the Report of the corresponding Committee of the Scottish Police Council was submitted some time ago. I propose to circulate the Report to the Police Council as soon as I receive it with a view to a discussion with the Council on the various questions of principle which must be settled before final decisions are taken.