HC Deb 04 March 1977 vol 927 c327W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the total number of police cadets on the establishment in each of the past 10 years.

Dr. Summerskill

The main intake of cadets is in September annually, and the total strengths in each year after the main intake were as follows:

STRENGTH AT 30TH SEPTEMBER
1967 4,762
1968 4,450
1969 4,368
1970 4,440
1971 4,839
1972 5,178
1973 5,169
1974 5,474
1975 5,402
1976 4,448