HC Deb 21 October 1991 vol 196 cc401-2W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing, for each police authority in Scotland, the number of trained policemen and women required to bring each authority up to official recommended levels of qualified police personnel; the number of civilian administrative staff short; and the difference between the bid for equipment budgets to meet existing demands to combat crime in Scotland and the amounts awarded; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Table 1 shows the difference between the number of police officers in post and the authorised establishment level for each force. Table 2 provides a breakdown of civilian staff in each force and the difference between establishment and strength.

Allocations for equipment are not distinguished separately within the consent which police authorities receive to incur capital expenditure. Authorities may augment the sum for which consent has been given by proceeds from the sale of assets. The figures in table 3 set out the capital allocations issued in 1991–92 together with the maximum amount of grant, at 51 per cent. of expenditure, that can be obtained by those authorities meeting some capital expenditure from current revenue.

Table 1
Total police establishment and numbers in post as at 30 June 1991
Authorised establishment Number of officers in post Difference
Central 643 623 -20
Dumfries and Galloway 361 361 —
Fife 780 757 -23
Grampian 1,158 1,139 -19
Lothian and Borders 2,487 2,426 -61
Northern 631 624 -7
Strathclyde 6,954 6,700 -254
Tayside 1,057 1,023 -34
Total 14,071 13,653 -418
Table 2
Police civilian strength compared to establishment as at 30 June 1991
Establishment Strength Difference
Central:
Traffic Warden 22 22 —
Clerical Staff 72 72 —
Technical Staff 45 44 -1
Dumfries and Galloway:
Traffic Warden 22 12 -10
Clerical Staff 45 45 —
Technical Staff 36 36 —
Fife:
Traffic Warden 38 36 -2
Clerical Staff 132 123 -9
Technical Staff 41 33 -8
Grampian:
Traffic Warden 57 51 -6
Clerical Staff 185 179 -6
Technical Staff 110 107 -3
Establishment Strength Difference
Lothian and Borders:
Traffic Warden 173 164 -8
Clerical Staff 497 483 -14
Technical Staff 163 154 -9
Northern:
Traffic Warden 23 23 —
Clerical Staff 129 129 —
Technical Staff 47 44 -3
Strathclyde:
Traffic Warden 214 179 -35
Clerical Staff 615 590 -25
Technical Staff 593 558 -35
Tayside:
Traffic Warden 40 35 -5
Clerical Staff 126 103 -23
Technical Staff 122 115 -7
Total
Traffic Warden 589 522 -67
Clerial Staff 1,801 1,724 -77
Technical Staff 1,157 1,091 -66
Table 3
Capital allocation for 1991–92 and maximum CFCR grant
Capital allocations £000 Maximum CFCR grant £000
Central 326 —
Dumfries and Galloway 2,250 82
Fife 543 —
Grampian 196 202
Lothian and Borders 400 416
Northern 406 —
Strathclyde 3,447 —
Tayside 1,202 —
Total 8,770 700