§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers were recruited by each police force in Scotland in each month of 1979 63W to the end of September; and how many resigned from each force in each month of the same period.
Quarter to 31 March 1979 30 June 1979 30 September 1979 Force Recruits Resignations Recruits Resignations Recruits Resignations Central … 13 4 12 1 24 3 Dumfries and Galloway 8 6 8 1 5 Nil Fife … 22 4 11 7 30 3 Grampian … 25 4 21 8 24 6 Lothian and Borders 66 10 57 22 78 6 Northern … 18 7 12 8 18 4 Strathclyde … 237 47 182 63 222 61 Tayside … 15 3 8 3 23 6 Total … 404 85 311 113 424 89 Note: Total losses from all causes in the three quarters were 128, 155 and 232, respectively.
§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to review the upper age limit for recruits to police forces in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RifkindNo.
§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland by how much public expenditure on the police in Scotland rose between 1974–75 and 1978–79; and by how much he estimates it will increase in the next financial year.
§ Mr. RifkindTotal public expenditure on police services—including school crossing patrols—in Scotland is provisionally estimated to have risen over the period between 1974–75 and 1978–79 by about 2.8 per cent. in real terms. It is estimated that it will increase in real terms by a further 2.5 per cent. in 1979–80.
§ Mr. Harry Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans for increasing the authorised establishment levels of police forces in Scotland.
§ Mr. RifkindIt is for each police authority, acting on the advice of its chief constable, to apply to my right hon.
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Quarter ending: Force 31 March 1979 30 June 1979 30 September 1979 Central … … … … — +4 — Dumfries and Galloway … … … … -2 +2 +3 Fife … … … … -2 +1 +3 Grampian … … … … +3 -5 +8 Lothian and Borders … … … … -5 +9 +14 Northern … … … … -1 -1 +4 Strathclyde … … … … -9 +14 +25 Tayside … … … … -4 — +15 Total … … … … -20 +24 +72
§ Mr. RifkindInformation on police strengths is collected quarterly; on that basis the information is as follows:
Friend for any increase in establishment levels.