HC Deb 25 October 1956 vol 558 cc60-2W
Mr. Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will bring up to date the information already published by him up to the month of March, 1956, about recruitment to and resignation from the police forces, including the Metropolitan Police.

Major Lloyd-George

The information is given in the following table :

— Men Women
1955 1956 1955 1956
Recruits Resignation without gratuity or pension Retirement with pension or gratuity Recruits Resignation without pension or gratuity Retirement with pension or gratuity Recruits Total wastage Recruits Total wastage
Counties, cities and boroughs :
April … … … 305 191 172 450 106 91 44 10 35 23
May … … … 287 216 150 358 96 97 33 25 32 19
June … … … 240 174 139 318 106 82 21 14 42 22
July … … … 273 207 142 381 109 66 26 26 32 27
August … … … 330 171 135 375 87 68 26 29 43 27
September … … … 350 139 122 320 109 77 33 21 37 22
Metropolitan :
April … … … 109 46 85 159 37 41 3 3 7 7
May … … … 113 48 102 127 33 39 12 5 10 5
June … … … 108 41 90 124 49 46 8 9 4 3
July … … … 109 40 70 141 29 50 3 8 8 7
August … … … 131 37 110 121 38 39 5 9 9 9
September … … … 112 61 83 145 28 50 7 13 4 6
TOTALS … … … 2,467 1,371 1,400 3,019 827 746 221 172 263 177