§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers are serving in each police authority in Scotland; and what is the establishment in each.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table:
Police establishment and strength, Scotland, 31 December 1982 Total police establishment Total actual police strength Central Scotland 514 529 Dumfries and Galloway 308 310 Fife 653 650 Grampian 925 939 Lothian and Borders 2,362 2,393 Northern 590 596 Strathclyde 6,954 6,833 Tayside 963 964 Total 13,269 13,214 The figures include officers who are employed at ports, airports, and oil-related industrial sites and whose costs are not borne entirely by police 86W authorities. Those for actual strength include officers on national training courses and on central service, who do not count against authorised establishments.
§ Dr. David Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many police officers in Scotland have received injuries in the course of their duties which have forced them to leave the force prematurely in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartFigures are available only since 1975, when local government in Scotland was reorganised, and are as follows:
Year Number of officers 1975 — 1976 4 1977 8 1978 1 1979 6 1980 5 1981 1 1982 5 Note:
1. The figures indicate the year in which the officers left the force and not necessarily that in which the injuries were sustained.
2. The figures do not include officers killed in the course of their duties.