HC Deb 07 March 1955 vol 538 cc15-7W
Mr. Ede

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the balance between wastage and recruitment in each month from April to December, 1954,inclusive, in the police forces of England and Wales, giving separately the figures

METROPOLITAN—APRIL-DECEMBER, 1954
Month Men Women
Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-)
April … 125 88 +37 8 6 +2
May … 145 101 +44 10 4 +6
June … 102 96 +6 5 6 -1
July … 99 104 -5 9 6 +3
August … 97 214 -117 6 8 -2
September … 79 155 -76 7 6 +1
October … 87 135 -48 9 5 +4
November … 120 166 -46 15 6 +9
December … 105 131 -26 10 — +10

COUNTIES—APRIL-DECEMBER, 1954
Month Men Women
Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-)
April … 208 134 +74 16 8 +8
May … 171 152 +19 21 11 +10
June … 139 113 +26 9 7 +2
July … 128 132 -4 12 6 +6
August … 132 208 -76 17 12 +5
September … 179 190 -11 15 16 -1
October … 193 215 -22 14 10 +4
November … 206 182 +24 15 18 -3
December … 145 146 -1 15 8 +7

CITIES AND BOROUGHS—APRIL-DECEMBER, 1954
Month Men Women
Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+) or decrease (-)
April … 182 114 +68 11 5 +6
May … 141 121 +20 16 10 +6
June … 101 82 +19 7 14 -7
July … 119 124 -5 24 9 +15
August … 128 196 -68 11 5 +6
September … 132 193 -61 16 15 +1
October … 166 188 -22 19 9 +10
November … 136 166 -30 13 4 +9
December … 145 140 + 5 12 9 +3

for the Metropolitan Police, all the country forces, and all the police forces for cities and boroughs; and the total balance between wastage and recruitment, in each group, for the period between 1st August, 1951, and 31st December, 1954.

Major Lloyd-George

The figures are as follows:

1ST AUGUST, 1951 TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1954
Forces Men Women
Recruitment Wastage Increase(+) Recruitment Wastage Increase (+)
Metropolitan 4,092 3,933 +159 359 202 +157
Counties 7,571 5,486 +2,085 624 424 +200
Cities and Boroughs 6,327 4,904 +1,423 548 355 +193
TOTAL 17,990 14,323 +3,667 1,531 981 +550

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