HC Deb 20 March 1952 vol 497 cc223-4W
74. Mrs. Braddock

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in view of the disagreement in the Police Council regarding the application of the federation respecting plainclothes allowance, temporary duty allowance, inspector's overtime, etc., what decision he has taken on these matters; and if he will consider appointing an ad hoc independent tribunal to deal with these matters, as his predecessor did over the question of pay.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

In all these cases I have felt unable to adopt the federation's proposals and my decision has been either announced at the Police Council or, in the case of inspectors' overtime, notified to the federation. I should not regard it as appropriate to set up anad hoc tribunal to deal with matters of this type.