§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his Department's approved police establishment for Devon and Cornwall; what is the estimate of the police authority of the necessary establishment; and what proposals exist to increase police establishment in Devon and Cornwall.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe authorised police establishment of the Devon and Cornwall constabulary is 2.794. The Devon and Cornwall police authority applied in June 1986 for increases totalling 137 police posts to be implemented over three financial years; 37 of these have so far been approved. We are giving further consideration to the 33 police posts remaining from the police authority's application for additional posts in the present financial year.