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Mr. Allan Stewart
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the currently authorised police manpower establishment for each police authority in Scotland;(2) what is the latest information on police numbers in post for each police authority in Scotland.
Mr. Rifkind
The information, as at 31 December 1986, is as follows:
| Police Authority | Authorised Establishment | Actual Strength1 |
| Central | 556 | 549 (12) |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 333 | 338 (5) |
| Fife | 732 | 725 (9) |
| Grampian | 997 | 995 (8) |
| Lothian and Borders | 2,393 | 2,442 (44) |
| Northern | 609 | 610 (6) |
| Police Authority | Authorised Establishment | Actual Strength1 |
| Strathclyde | 6,954 | 6,769 (47) |
| Tayside | 1,001 | 1,000 (11) |
| Total: Scotland | 13,575 | 13,428 (142) |
| 1 Including officers on central service or with the Scottish Crime Squad as indicated in parenthesis. | ||