§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the total establishment and strength of police forces in Wales, and in regard to each county and district.
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Authorised Establishment Strength 31st March 1975 Wastage (including retirements) from 1st April 1974 to 31st March 1975 Recruitment from 1st April 1974 to 31st March 1975 Avon and Somerset … … 2,868 2,600 138 165 Bedfordshire … … 890 795 49 89 Cambridgeshire … … 1,024 983 41 86 Cheshire … … 1,770 1,630 109 186 Cleveland … … 1,411 1,296 89 98 Cumbria … … 1,078 1,022 55 79 Derbyshire … … 1,559 1,456 103 157 Devon and Cornwall … … 2,673 2,579 101 170 Dorset … … 1,089 1,050 70 99
§ Dr. SummerskillOn 31st March the establishments and strengths of the four forces in Wales were as follows:
Force Establishment Strength Dyfed Powys 866 859 Gwent 928 921 North Wales 1,216 1,174 South Wales 2,886 2,849 Total 5,896 5,803 The Gwent police area coincides with the country boundary. The figures for the territorial divisions in the countries in the South Wales police area were as follows:
Country Establishment Strength Mid-Glamorgan 863 835 South Glamorgan 888 837 West Glamorgan 685 688 All divisions receive support from head-quarters staff and the force traffic division.
Separate figures for countries within the Dyfed Powys and North Wales police areas and for districts in the whole of Wales are not available, as divisional and subdivisional boundaries do not always coincide with local government boundaries.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish a table showing the recognized establishment of each police force in England and Wales, the number of officers actually engaged in each of those forces, the number of officers who have retired from each of those forces during the last 12 months, and the number of officers recruited to each of those forces during the same period.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe figures are as follows:
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Authorised Establishment Strength 31st March 1975 Wastage (including retirements) from 1st April 1974 to 31st March 1975 Recruitment from 1st April 1974 to 31st March 1975 Durham … … 1,373 1,275 74 99 Dyfed Powys … … 866 859 30 76 Essex … … 2,436 2,198 79 158 Gloucestershire … … 1,101 961 40 82 Greater Manchester … … 6,600 5,584 301 324 Gwent … … 926 921 54 84 Hampshire … … 2,845 2,706 150 216 Hertfordshire … … 1,472 1,328 74 127 Humberside … … 1,910 1,688 105 100 Kent … … 2,454 2,265 162 244 Lancashire … … 3,080 2,858 107 205 Leicestershire … … 1,603 1,581 82 169 Lincolnshire … … 1,174 1,140 64 101 Merseyside … … 4,317 3,858 243 257 Norfolk … … 1,218 1,160 45 66 Northamptonshire … … 844 831 53 120 Northumbria … … 3,322 3,096 181 166 North Wales … … 1,216 1,174 65 116 North Yorkshire … … 1,217 1,235 81 109 Nottinghamshire … … 2,066 2,034 131 204 South Wales … … 2,886 2,849 138 212 South Yorkshire … … 2,752 2,340 137 168 Staffordshire … … 2,066 1,932 89 119 Suffolk … … 1,077 978 59 54 Surrey … … 1,442 1,270 95 114 Sussex … … 2,661 2,588 143 279 Thames Valley … … 2,960 2,781 205 278 Warwickshire … … 876 783 40 83 West Mercia … … 1,650 1,491 96 122 West Midlands … … 6,471 5,298 301 375 West Yorkshire … … 5,104 4,387 298 338 Wiltshire … … 979 897 56 85 City of London … … 1,028 787 39 34 Metropolitan … … 26,628 20,850 1,259 1,480