§ 28. Mr. Alex Carlileasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial provision has been made for the training of police constables in each of the years 1982, 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe costs of training vary from force to force, and information on the total cost is not collected centrally. Hoever, the costs of the six Home Ofice district training centres, which provide initial training courses for recruits to provincial police forces, totalled £9,974,727 in 1982–83; £10,779,490 in 1983–84; expenditure is estimated at £10,540,000 for 1984–85.