§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the funds and assistance provided in each year since 1994–95 to the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland by(a) the Scottish Office, (b) other Government departments and (c) each police authority or board. [42409]
§ Mr. McLeishThe assistance provided by The Scottish Office in respect of the staff salaries and administrative costs incurred by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPOS) was £104,000 in 1994–95, £119,000 in 1995–96, £135,000 in 1996–97 and £141,000 in 1997–98. No other Government department provided funding.
Scottish Office funding for the ACPOS secretariat is included among the common police services for which the Secretary of State recovers 50 per cent. of his expenditure from police authorities. Details of the expenditure recovered from police authorities for the years in question are shown in the table.
£ Police authority 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Central 2,380 2,741 3,123 3,262 Dumfries and Galloway 1,406 1,573 1,787 1,985 Fife 2,856 3,289 3,737 4,009 Grampian 4,313 4,854 5,533 5,889 Lothian and Borders 9,238 10,546 11,981 12,816 Northern 2,395 2,758 3,133 3,518 Strathclyde 25,462 29,202 33,154 33,588 Tayside 3,951 4,537 5,183 5,433 52,001 59,500 67,631 70,500
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the grades within the uniformed police or civilian police service which make up the membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland. [42405]
§ Mr. McLeishThe membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland comprises chief constables and assistant chief constables (including designated deputies).