§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what, by rank, was the number of policemen in post in Ayrshire to the end of the financial year 1969–70; and how this compares with the year 1964–65.
§ Mr. Ross:Information in this form is available only for the end of each calendar year. For 1969 and 1964 the total strengths of regular police officers were as follows:
31st December,1969 31stDecember, 1964* Chief Constable 1 3 Assistant Chief Constable 1 — Chief Superintendent 3 1 Superintendent Grade I 6 3 Superintendent Grade II 3 2 Chief Inspector 12 5 Inspector 30 23 Sergeant 98 81 Constable 479 451 Total 633 569 * The figures for 1964 are the totals for the separate forces for Ayr County and the Burghs of Ayr and Kilmarnock prior to amalgamation.