HC Deb 29 January 1953 vol 510 c139W
66. Mr. Pannell

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the present strength and the full establishment, stated separately, of all ranks of the Metropolitan Police, the West Riding, Yorkshire, Constabulary, and the City of Leeds Police Force.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

On 31st December, 1952, the authorised establishment of the Metropolitan police force was 19,647 men and 458 women, and the actual strength 15,957 men and 387 women. The authorised establishment of the West Riding county constabulary was 2,102 men and 75 women, and the actual strength 2,053 men and 74 women. The authorised establishment of the Leeds City police force was 813 men and 20 women, and the actual strength 802 men and 20 women.