HC Deb 13 January 1986 vol 89 c460W
Mr. Tony Banks

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of the Metropolitan police training expenditure is spent on police skills training; and if there are any plans to increase this percentage.

Mr. Giles Shaw

The Commisioner of Police of the Metropolis tells me that information about the proportion of all Metropolitan police training expenditure which is devoted specifically to police skills training is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Some 22 per cent. of the initial 20-week recruit training course is spent on the study of community relations, race relations, interpersonal skills and the role of the force. There are no plans to increase the proportion of Metropolitan police training devoted to work in this area.