To be purchased directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses. Imperial House, Kingsway, London, W.C. 2; 28, Abingdon Street, London, S. W. 1; York Street, Manchester; 1, St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; 120, George Street, Edinburgh; or through any Bookseller. 1924. Price 2d. Net. Cmd. 2086. MINUTE OF APPOINTMENT. WE HEREBY APPOINT: The LORD DESBOROUGH, K.C.V.O., The LORD GORELL, C.B.E., M.C., Sir FRANCIS BLAKE, Bt., C.B., The Right Hon. Sir HENRY CRAIK, K.C.B., M.P., Sir JAMES REMNANT, Bt., M.P., and JAMES SEXTON, Esq., C.B.E., M.P. to be a Committee to consider and report whether any, and if so what, readjustments should be made in the standard conditions of service of the Police Forces in Great Britain, having regard to the experience now gained of the practical application of the recommendations contained in the Reports of the Committee presided over by Lord Desborough, dated the 1st July, 1919, and the 1st January, 1920, and to the change in economic conditions since those Reports were made. And in particular to report upon— (1) the scale of pay to be given to new entrants to the Police Service; (2) the question of the adoption of an age limit to qualify for retirement on pension without medical certificate; and (3) the amount of the rateable deductions towards pensions. AND WE FURTHER APPOINT Lord Desborough to be Chairman. and Mr. J. H. Burrell of the Home Office to be Secretary to the Committee. WHITEHALL, 27th July, 1923. (Signed) W. C. BRIDGEMAN. The expenses incurred in preparing this Report are estimated at £23 9s. 10d., of which £2 5s. Od. represents the estimated cost of printing and publication. (3/697) Wt 30032-C 745 1250 4/24 H & S, Ltd. Gp. 3. COMMITTEE ON THE POLICE SERVICE. REPORT. To the Right Hon. ARTHUR HENDERSON, M.P., His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Right Hon. WILLIAM ADAMSON, M.P., Secretary for Scotiand. SIRS, 1. In pursuance of our appointment, dated the 27th July, 1923, by your predecessors, we have held five meeting we have heard evidence from Mr. A. L. Dixon, C.B., C.B.E., Assistant Secretary of the Home Office, and Sir Leonard Dunning and Major-General L. W. Atcherley, C.M.G., C.V.O. (H.M. Inspectors of Constabulary for England and Wales), reviewing the steps taken on our previous Report and the main developments affecting the conditions of service of the Police which have taken place since that Report was presented. 2. We consider that the general economic conditions are extremely unsettled at the present time, and that the question of the rise or fall of industrial wages is most uncertain. Inasmuch, therefore, as it must be unsettling to any Service to have repeated revisions of their rates of pay, we are of opinion that it is not an opportune moment for disturbing an arrangement come to so recently. 3. In these circumstances we feel that no useful purpose would be served by our continuing the inquiry, and ask that our reference may be discharged. 4. We further desire to point out that if occasion should arise hereafter for review of the conditions of service of the Police, appropriate machinery for dealing with such questions would appear to exist in the Police Councils which have now been constituted on the lines we recommended in our previous Report, and which, we understand, have already dealt with the question of the Police Bonus, raised by the Police Federation, and the measures for securing certain economies in Police expenditure recommended by the Geddes Committee. 5. In conclusion we desire to express our warm appreciation of the assistance which we have received from our Secretary, Mr. J. H. Burrell. We have the honour to be, Sirs, J. H. BURRELL (Secretary). Your obedient Servants, DESBOROUGH (Chairman) F. D. BLAKE. H. CRAIK. JAMES O'GRADY. JAMES REMNANT. JAS. SEXTON. 4th March, 1924. |