HC Deb 11 March 1993 vol 220 c680W
24. Dr. Goodson-Wickes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent studies have been made on the establishment of special constables; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Charles Wardle

There have been no recent studies on this specific subject. The current publicity campaign, which was launched in 1991, responds to general concern about falling numbers of special constables. In the first year of the campaign numbers increased by 14 per cent. to 18,072 at 31 December 1991.