§ 6. Sir P. Robertsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by how much the strength of the city police in Sheffield is under-manned; and, in view of the increase in Service pay, what proposals he has for increase in police pay to remedy this shortage.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeOn 31st January the authorised establishment of the Sheffield city police force was 764 men and 36 women; the deficiency in actual strength was 131 men and 5 women. The federated ranks of the police received substantial increases in pay in December last as a result of an arbitration award; and I am hopeful that this will lead to a steady improvement in the manpower position, especially in those forces where the shortage is at present most serious.