How many officers from Strathclyde Police additional to those normally deployed have been deployed to police the perimeter of the Faslane N…

Strathclyde Police officers do not routinely police the perimeter of Faslane Naval Base. This normally falls to the Ministry of Defence Police. Officers from Strathclyde Police are only engaged in such duties when there are large anti-nuclear demonstrations at the base.The number of Strathclyde Police officers deployed at the four major anti-nuclear demonstrations at Faslane Naval Base since the start of 2001 has not exceeded 880 officers for any one event.Deployment by the local Divisional Commander has been for the purpose of minimising disruption to naval base staff, the local community and ensuring the maintenance of public order. The level of deployment of police officers at each demonstration has been commensurate with the number of demonstrators.