HC Deb 26 May 1978 vol 950 cc784-6W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish a list of the public agencies for which he is responsible which maintain their own police forces, indicating in each case the names of the organisations concerned, the approximate number of people employed on police and security duties, the most recent annual cost of this service and the name and address and title of the commanding officer.

Mr. Horam

The following information has been obtained from the maintaining authorities concerned:

1977
Maintaining Authority Police Complement Cost £000 Commanding Officer Address
British Railways Board* … … … … … 1,871 13,770 E. Haslam, O.B.E., Q.P.M., Chief Constable. British Transport Police, Coronation Road, London, NW10 7QP.
Port of London Authority … … … … 255 1,882 E. Ellen, Chief Constable … Port of London Authority Police, Police Headquarters, Gallions Entrance, Royal Albert Dock, London, E16 2QD.
Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. … … … 170 775 W. Donaldson, Chief Constable … Port of Liverpool Police, Police Headquarters, Pacific Chambers, E Canada Branch Dock, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 1DZ.
Manchester Ship Canal Company … … … 88 ** H. O. Webb, Chief Officer … Port of Manchester Police, Chief Police Office, Manchester Docks. Trafford Road, Salford 5.
Port of Bristol Authority … … … … … 75 ** R. Exley, Chief Officer … … Port of Bristol Authority Police, Avonmouth Docks, Bristol.
Dover Harbour Board … … … … … 63 244 W. A. Harris, Chief Inspector … Dover Harbour Board Police, Police Station, Eastern Docks, Dover.
Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company … … 36 130 P. N. K. Henderson, Chief Officer Felixstowe Dock Police, Felixstowe, Suffolk.
Tees and Hattlepool Port Authority … … … 23 120 P. J. Lewis, Captain … … Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Police, Queen's Square, Middlesbrough, Cleveland.
Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company … … 10 40 R. E. Bowden, Chief Constable … Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company Police, The Docks, Falmouth, Cornwall.
The Milford Docks Company … … … … 3 9.5 S. Roberts, Sergeant … … Milford Dock Police, 107 Waterloo Road, Hakin, Milford Haven.
* The British Transport Police Force is responsible for policing the railways, docks, harbours, stations and other premises in the United Kingdom operated by the British Railways Board, the British Transport Docks Board and the London Transport Executive.
** This information is not readily available.