§ Mr. Lyellasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there has been any improvement in the educational qualifications of recruits to the police service during the past five years; and how many graduates have been recruited during this period.
§ Mr. BrittanIn 1978, only 39 per cent. of recruits had educational qualifications of five O-levels or better; in 1982, the figure was 59 per cent. During the five years ending on 31 December 1982, 2,000 graduates joined the police service, 626 of them in 1982.