§ 112. Mr. Isaacsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the drift away from the Metropolitan Police Force of young newly trained criminal investigation department officers, known as aids; and, in view of the fact that returning such newly trained criminal investigation department officers to routine uniformed street duty is leading to acceptance of offers to join the police organisations in another nation in the British Commonwealth, if he will take action to remove this cause of discontent.
§ Sir D. Maxwell FyfeOne of the main objects of the system which is in force in the Metropolitan police of employing officers of the uniformed branch in plain clothes as aids to the criminal investigation department is to assess the suitability of these officers for detective work. The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis recently decided to reduce the period of attachment in order to give opportunities to more officers to show their aptitude for detective work. I have no reason for supposing that this change has caused discontent.