§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the Official Report the police establishment for each police authority in Scotland; whether he has any plans to approve an increase in any or all the establishments in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table:
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Total police establishment Central Scotland 514 Dumfries and Galloway 308 Fife 653 Grampian 923
Total police establishment Lothian and Borders 2,362 Northern 597 Strathclyde 6,955 Tayside 963 Total 13,275 Notes:
a. figures includes officers employed at ports, airports, and oil-related industrial sites whose costs are not borne entirely by the police authority.
b. an increase of six posts in Central Scotland Police has been approved with effect from March 1983.
Police authorities are responsible for fixing the authorised establishment of forces, subject to my right hon. Friend's approval. Authorities have no proposals for increases before him at present, but our public expenditure plans make provision for modest increases to allow for essential developments.