HC Deb 16 June 1966 vol 729 cc304-5W
56. Mr. Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in view of the proposed police amalgamation, what plans he has for mitigating the hardship caused to individual police officers, who are required to be transferred over much larger areas in the course of their employment.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

Under the Police Regulations, a member of a former county borough force which has been amalgamated may not, without his consent, be assigned to duties which would require him to move his home outside the area of his original force. Chief officers have been asked to ensure that the spirit of the Regulations is also applied to members of former county police forces affected by amalgamation schemes.