Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further steps he is taking to encourage recruitment to Scottish police forces.
§ Mr. Ross:Recruitment is the responsibility of individual police forces. For my part I will continue to seek to increase the attractiveness of the police service, for example, by encouraging the introduction of more flexible systems of policing, the use of modern equipment and the provision of better higher-training facilities; by making earlier promotion possible; by giving more publicity to the need for closer liaison between the citizen and the police and stressing the important role of the police; and by investigating the reasons for wastage: all of which will aid recruitment in the longer term.