HL Deb 18 May 1999 vol 601 c21WA
Lord Burton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Burlison on 29 April (WA 63), when they will request Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to evaluate and compare the resources (both financial and manpower) directed to the subjects on which chief officers of police in some constabularies hold committee positions on the Association of Chief Police Officers Ltd's specialist interest committees with the resources deployed by those chief officers of police who hold no direct staff involvement in those special interest committees. [HL2384]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary has no plans to carry out such an evaluation and comparison of resources and we have no plans to ask it to do so. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary regularly inspects each force with regard to its efficiency and effectiveness which includes reviewing the use of both staffing and financial resources. The membership of the Association of Chief Police Officers committees are changed frequently so that no one force carries the responsibility for a particular committee for a long period of time.