§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when police authority establishment figures were last revised; and if he will make a statement. [21100]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonStatutory controls by police authorities and the Secretary of State over the authorised regular police establishments of forces were removed on 13 December 1995. The number of police officers in each force is now determined by individual chief constables.
Responsibility for the number of police civilians in each force will be determined by individual chief constables from 1 April 1996 when the statutory controls by police authorities and the Secretary of State over authorised civilian establishments are removed.
Police establishment figures were last revised for each force on the dates set out in the table.
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Force Month and year police establishment figures last revised Month and year civilian establishment figures last revised Central Scotland November 1994 April 1994 Dumfries and Galloway August 1991 March 1993 Fife July 1990 May 1994 Grampian August 1991 March 1995
Force Month and year police establishment figures last revised Month and year civilian establishment figures last revised Lothian and Borders January 1994 April 1994 Northern August 1995 August 1995 Strathclyde August 1995 December 1995 Tayside August 1995 October 1994