The information is shown, bygender, in the following tables.The Average Age of Male PoliceRecruits Year/Force 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Central 25 27 27 27 26 Dumfries and Galloway 26 30 27 28 30 Fife 27 29 27 28 27 Grampian 29 28 28 28 28 Lothian and Borders 29 28 28 28 27 Northern 31 31 32 31 28 Strathclyde 27 26 25 26 24 Tayside 28 28 28 28 31 The Average Age of Female PoliceRecruits Year/Force 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Central 22 33 26 27 26 Dumfries and Galloway 27 23 28 26 26 Fife 27 27 27 25 25 Grampian 28 27 25 29 29 Lothian and Borders 27 26 27 27 28 Northern 30 28 30 29 35 Strathclyde 25 25 24 25 29 Tayside 23 28 28 27 25 Source: Annual Statistical Returnssubmitted by forces to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.