HC Deb 17 December 1996 vol 287 c580W
Mr. Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much income from the hiring of police officers by private companies was raised by each regional police authority in England and Wales in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement; [9503]

(2) what guidelines he has issued to police authorities on the hiring of police officers by private companies; and if he will make a statement. [9502]

Mr. Maclean

Police Officers are not available for hire. Statistics on police income are published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, but these do not distinguish income derived from private companies.