§ Mr. Edeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the balance between wastage and recruitment in the months of July, August and September, 1952, in the police forces of England and Wales, giving separately the figures for the Metropolitan Police, all the county police forces and all the county borough police forces; and the total balance between wastage and recruitment of each group over the period between 1st August, 1951, and 30th September, 1952.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe figures are as follows:
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B.—1ST AUGUST, 1951 TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1952 Forces MEN WOMEN Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) Metropolitan … … 1,366 1,014 + 352 95 59 + 36 Counties … … 3,106 1,578 + 1,528 248 148 + 100 Cities and Boroughs … … 2,556 1,339 + 1,217 169 117 + 52 TOTAL … … 7,028 3,931 + 3,097 512 324 + 188
§ Mr. Edeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give, with the relevant statistics, the names of the six police forces in England and Wales which showed the greatest percentage net increase in strength between 1st August, 1951, and 30th September, 1952.
MEN Force Authorised establishment on 31st July, 1951 Actual strength on 31st July, 1951 Actual strength on 30th September, 1952 Net increase between 31st July, 1951, and 30th September, 1952 Increase expressed as a percentage of actual strength on 31st July, 1951 Bedfordshire … 424* 349 427 78 22.35 Oxford City … 161 104 126 22 21.15 Leicester City … 325 259 308 49 18.92 Coventry … 370 240 285 45 18.75 Leicestershire and Rutland … 448† 402 469 67 16.67 Middlesbrough … 215 159 183 24 15.09 * Since 31st July, 1951, the authorised establishment has been increased to 472. † Since 31st July, 1951, the authorised establishment has been increased to 473.
§ Mr. Edeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give, with the relevant statistics, the names of the six police forces in England and Wales which showed the least percentage net increase in strength between 1st August, 1951, and 30th September, 1952.
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MEN Force Authorised establishment on 31st July, 1951 Actual strength on 31st July, 1951 Actual strength on 30th September, 1952 Net decrease between 31st July, 1951, and 30th September, 1952 Decrease expressed as a percentage of actual strength on 31st July, 1951 Barnsley … … … 110 108 103 5 4.63 Worcester City … … … 100 93 89 4 4.30 Tynemouth … … … 105 101 99 2 1.98 Hastings … … … 124 115 114 1 0.87 St. Helens … … … 156 134 133 1 0.75 Wiltshire … … … 454 448 445 3 0.67
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe six police forces in England and Wales which showed the greatest percentage increase in male strength between 1st August, 1951, and 30th September, 1952, are as follows:
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe six police forces in England and Wales which showed the least percentage net increase in male strength between 1st August, 1951, and 30th September, 1951, are as follows:
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§ Mr. Edeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the net increase in the Metropolitan Police between 1st August, 1951, and 30th September, 1952, expressed as a percentage of the strength of the force on the earlier date.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeThe net increases were 2.27 per cent. (men) and 10.53 per cent. (women).