§ Mr. Blakerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of premature resignations from (a) police forces in England and Wales, excluding the Metropolitan Police, and (b) the Metropolitan Police for every year since 1945 to 1978.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe available figures are as follows:
Year England and Wales (excluding Metropolitan Police) Year ended 30 September men only Metropolitan Police Year ended 31 December men only 1946 … N.A. 554 1947 … N.A. 932 1948 … N.A. 681 1949 … 1,828 502 1950 … 1,262 395 1951 … 1,780 411 1952 … 1,171 397 1953 … 1,587 473 1954 … 1,708 504 1955 … 2,103 606 1956 … 1,300 488 1957 … 1,544 632 1958 … 1,553 517 1959 … 1,477 492
Quarter ended 31 September 1959 497 — Year ended 31 December 1960 … 2,111 505 1961 … 1,349 370 1962 … 1,443 361 1963 … 1,356 362 1964 … 1,692 474 1965 … 1,714 405 1966 … 2,531 434 1967 … 1,877 385 1968 … 2,374 367 467W
Year ended 31 December—men and women 1969 … 3,100 507 1970 … 3,033 627 1971 … 2,032 565 1972 … 2,149 635 1973 … 2,719 794 1974 … 2,917 740 1975 … 2,186 515 1976 … 2,645 642 1977 … 4,106 1,060 1978 … 4,752 933