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Mr. Menzies Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state by rank the establishment of each of the police authorities in Scotland and the number of vacancies in each rank in each authority.
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
The table details the authorised establishment levels and vacancies as at 31
| Rank | |||||||||
| Area | Chief Constable | Deputy Chief Constable | Assistant Chief Constable | Chief Superintendent | Superintendent | Chief Inspector | Inspector | Sergeant | Constable |
| Central | |||||||||
| Authorised Establishment | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 84 | 507 |
| Vacancies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | |||||||||
| Authorised Establishment | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 277 |
| Vacancies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
| Fife | |||||||||
| Authorised Establishment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 105 | 612 |
| Vacancies | — | 1 | — | 2 | -2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 23 |
| Grampian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Authorised Establishment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 175 | 881 |
| Vacancies | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1 | — | 21 |