§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy towards the proposals in the report, "Voluntary Action".
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd"Voluntary Action" was written by Barry Knight of the Centre for Research and Innovation in Social Policy and Practice: the views in the report are those of the author. The Government consider the report to be a
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September October November Establishment Super-numerary posts Establishment Super-numerary posts Establishment Super-numerary posts Avon and Somerset 3,087 3 3,087 3 3,087 3 Bedfordshire 1,178 0 1,178 0 1,178 0 Cambridgeshire 1,241 38 1,241 38 1,241 38 Cheshire 1,920 2 1,920 2 1,920 2 City of London 798 90 798 105 798 105 Cleveland 1,502 0 1,502 0 1,502 0 Cumbria 1,187 1 1,187 1 1,187 1 Derbyshire 1,850 0 1,850 0 1,850 0 Devon and Cornwall 2,928 4 2,928 4 2,928 4 Dorset 1,302 1 1,302 1 1,302 1 Durham 1,389 1 1,389 1 1,389 1 Dyfed Powys 969 1 969 1 969 1 Essex 2,950 0 2,950 0 2,950 0 Gloucestershire 1,184 0 1,184 0 1,184 0 Greater Manchester 7,077 0 7,077 0 7,077 0 Gwent 1,010 2 1,010 2 1,010 2 Hampshire 3,269 0 3,269 0 3,269 0 Hertfordshire 1,684 0 1,684 0 1,684 0 Humberside 2,034 0 2,034 0 2,034 0 Kent 3,136 37 3,136 37 3,136 37 Lancashire 3,229 3 3,229 3 3,229 3 Leicestershire 1,853 1 1,853 1 1,853 1 Lincolnshire 1,206 0 1,206 0 1,206 0 Merseyside 4,706 3 4,706 3 4,706 3 Metropolitan Police 27,839 0 27,839 0 27,839 0 Norfolk 1,446 1 1,446 1 1,446 1 North Wales 1,369 2 1,369 2 1,369 2 North Yorkshire 1,418 0 1,418 0 1,418 0 Northamptonshire 1,190 1 1,190 1 1,190 1 Northumbria 3,613 0 3,613 0 3,163 0 Nottinghamshire 2,344 13 2,344 13 2,344 13 South Wales 3,168 3 3,168 3 3,168 3 South Yorkshire 3,031 0 3,031 0 3,031 0 Staffordshire 2,215 1 2,215 1 2,215 1 Suffolk 1,233 1 1,233 1 1,233 1 Surrey 1,673 17 1,673 17 1,673 17 Sussex 3,014 1 3,014 1 3,014 1 Thames Valley 3,812 71 3,812 71 3,812 71 Warwickshire 1,020 25 1,020 25 1,020 25 West Mercia 2,053 2 2,053 2 2,053 2 West Midlands 6,977 0 6,977 0 6,977 0 West Yorkshire 5,295 2 5,295 2 5,295 2 Wiltshire 1,181 108 1,181 108 1,181 018 Total 126,580 435 126,580 450 126,580 450 worthwhile contribution to the continuing debate on charities and the voluntary sector, but do not accept the report's proposals to end charitable status, tax concessions for charitable giving or to abolish the Charity Commission. The Government also consider that the proposal to split the voluntary sector into "first force" and "third sector" is too simple and mechanistic.