– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 24 February 2003.
Michael Matheson
Scottish National Party
Question S1W-33990
To ask the Scottish Executive how many probationer police officers there have been in each police force in each of the last five financial years and in the current financial year to date.
Jim Wallace
Liberal Democrat
Information in the form requested is not held centrally.
However, the following figures give a breakdown of entrants to probationer training at the Scottish Police College, in each of the past three years. Prior to 2000, figures were recorded for the whole of Scotland and not split between forces. Totals for 1998 and 1999 were 476 and 356 respectively.
Force | Number of New Recruits | ||
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
6 | 18 | 16 | |
Central | 47 | 21 | 51 |
29 | 34 | 12 | |
Fife | 41 | 75 | 57 |
Grampian | 82 | 75 | 52 |
174 | 109 | 173 | |
Northern | 20 | 98 | 42 |
Strathclyde | 404 | 378 | 383 |
Tayside | 61 | 55 | 65 |
Scotland | 864 | 863 | 851 |
Note:
Recruits normally retain probationer status for around two years.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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