§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is(a) the establishment and (b) the manpower of each police force in Scotland in terms of (i) numbers of police officers and (ii) numbers of civilian support staff as at (1) 1 April 1994 and (2) 1 April 1995. [34322]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is set out in the table. 1517W
Police establishment Police strength1 Civilian establishment2 Civilian strength2 Strathclyde 6,954 6,860 2,066 1,548 Tayside 1,079 1,070 438 364 Total 14,201 14,174 5,171 4,177 At 1 April 1995 Central 652 656 217 185 Dumfries and Galloway 384 391 177 162 Fife 780 789 284 235 Grampian 1,178 1,194 487 427 Lothian and Borders 2,522 2,539 1,222 1,003 Northern 654 649 368 318 Strathclyde 6,954 7,014 2,231 1,618 Tayside 1,085 1,091 464 399 Total 14,209 14,323 5,450 4,347 1 Includes officers on secondment. 2 Includes traffic wardens, clerical and technical staff, cadets, domestics, cleaners, and Dart-time staff.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current ratio of police officers to civilian support staff in(a) each police force in Scotland and (b) overall in Scotland. [34323]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
Force Ratio of police officers to civilian support staff at 1 April 1995 Central 3.5:1 Dumfries and Galloway 2.4:1 Fife 3.3:1 Grampian 2.8:1 Lothian and Borders 2.5:1 Northern 2.0:1 Strathclyde 4.3:1 Tayside 2.7:1 Scotland 3.3:1 Police numbers include officers on secondment. Civilian numbers include traffic wardens, clerical and technical staff, cadets, domestics, cleaners (except in the case of Strathclyde where cleaning services have been contracted out) and part-time staff.