HC Deb 27 July 1967 vol 751 c212W
82. Mr. Harry Howarth

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what remuneration is paid to school crossing patrols; and what proposals he has for authorising an increase in such remuneration.

Mr. Roy Jenkins

In the Metropolitan Police District, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the school crossing authority. The remuneration is 5s. an hour, but a claim for an increase is currently the subject of consultation between the Commissioner and the unions concerned.

Outside the Metropolitan Police District the pay of school crossing patrols is a matter for individual county and county borough councils. I do not have details of pay, and increases do not require my authority.