HC Deb 12 February 1979 vol 962 cc380-4W
Sir B. Rhys Williams

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the authorised establishment for the police force; what was the number of police; what was the number as a percentage of the authorised establishment level, for each police authority in England and Wales at the end of 1976, 1977 and 1978; and what was the percentage change in each case.

Dr. Summerskill

The information is as follows:

1976 1977 1978
Force Authorised establishment Strength Per cent. Authorised establishment Strength Per cent. Authorised establishment Strength Per cent. Percentage change 1978 over 1976
Avon and Somerset … 2,851 2,802 98.28 2,851 2,750 96.45 2,852 2,775 97.30 -0.98
Bedfordshire … 941 854 90.75 941 859 91.28 947 878 92.71 +2.14
Cambridgeshire … 1,090 1,051 96.42 1,090 1,002 91.92 1,090 1,042 95.59 -0.83
Cheshire … 1,805 1,749 96.89 1,805 1,710 94.73 1,805 1,736 96.17 -0.72
Cleveland … 1,411 1,328 94.11 1,411 1,291 91.49 1,411 1,311 92.91 -1.20
Cumbria … 1,079 1,027 95.18 1,082 990 91.49 1,082 1,022 94.45 -0.73
Derbyshire … 1,709 1,559 91.22 1,709 1,489 87.12 1,709 1,498 87.65 -3.57
Devon and Cornwall … 2,673 2,554 95.54 2,673 2,562 95.84 2,673 2,629 98.35 +2.81
Dorset … 1,108 1,085 97.92 1,108 1,088 98.19 1,164 1,103 94.75 -3.35
Durham … 1,373 1,331 96.94 1,349 1,276 94.58 1,349 1,289 95.55 -1.39
Dyfed Powys … 916 908 99.12 916 908 99.12 916 907 99.01 -0.11
Essex … 2,511 2,337 93.07 2,511 2,315 92.19 2,525 2,370 93.86 +0.79
Gloucestershire … 1,100 1,067 97.00 1,100 1,045 95.00 1,116 1,047 93.81 -3.19
Greater Manchester … 6,735 6,195 91.98 6,735 6,287 93.34 6,735 6,308 93.65 +1.67
Gwent … 964 947 98.23 964 940 97.51 974 943 96.81 -1.42
Hampshire … 2,935 2,789 95.02 2,935 2,773 94.48 2,954 2,887 97.73 +2.71
Hertfordshire … 1,472 1,437 97.62 1,483 1,465 98.78 1,533 1,456 94.97 -2.65
Humberside … 1,939 1,754 90.45 1,939 1,785 92.05 1,939 1,797 92.67 +2.22
Kent … 2,615 2,526 96.59 2,615 2,630 100.00 2,820 2,682 95.10 -1.49
Lancashire … 3,080 3,048 98.96 3,080 3,037 98.60 3,118 3,080 98.78 -0.18
Leicestershire … 1,705 1.670 97.94 1,705 1,635 95.89 1,706 1,663 97.47 -0.47
Lincolnshire … 1,182 1,166 98.64 1,182 1,135 96.02 1,182 1,140 96.44 -2.20
Merseyside … 4,342 4,259 98.08 4,451 4,238 95.21 4,451 4,285 96.27 -1.81
1976 1977 1978
Force Authorised establishment Strength Per cent. Authorised establishment Strength Per cent. Authorised establishment Strength Per cent. Percentage change 1978 over 1976
Norfolk … 1,264 1,200 94.93 1,264 1,200 94.93 1,265 1,209 95.57 +0.64
Northamptonshire … 950 915 96.31 950 877 92.31 950 887 93.36 -2.95
Northumbria … 3,322 3,214 96.74 3,322 3,180 95.72 3,325 3,208 96.48 -0.26
North Wales … 1,276 1,238 97.02 1,276 1,239 97.10 1,276 1,251 98.04 +1.02
North Yorkshire … 1,328 1,325 99.77 1,328 1,272 95.78 1,328 1,303 98.11 -1.66
Nottinghamshire … 2,145 2,112 98.46 2,144 2,053 95.75 2,144 2,095 97.71 -0.75
South Wales … 3,069 2,982 97.16 3,069 2,872 93.58 3,069 2,886 94.03 -3.13
South Yorkshire … 2,752 2,616 95.05 2,752 2,487 90.37 2,752 2,472 89.82 -5.23
Staffordshire … 2,066 2,007 97?14 2,066 1,954 94?57 2,066 1,938 93?80 -3?34
Suffolk … 1,086 1,035 95.30 1,086 1,007 92.72 1,088 1,036 95.22 -0.08
Surrey … 1,503 1,454 96.73 1,503 1,463 97.33 1,599 1,424 89.05 -7.68
Sussex … 2,785 2,734 98.16 2,785 2,646 95.00 2,802 2,682 95.71 -2.45
Thames Valley … 2,995 2,856 95.35 2,995 2,686 89.68 2,997 2,615 87.25 -8.10
Warwickshire … 876 857 97.83 876 855 97.60 876 834 95.20 -2.63
West Mercia … 1,670 1,609 96.34 1,671 1,630 97.54 1,834 1,693 92.31 -4.03
West Midlands … 6,509 5,766 88.58 6,509 5,744 88.24 6,509 5,869 90.16 +1.58
West Yorkshire … 5,104 4,676 91.61 5,104 4,616 90.43 5,104 4,621 90.53 -1.08
Wiltshire … 994 945 95.07 995 937 94.17 1,022 970 94.91 -0.16
City of London … 1,022 855 83.65 1,022 830 81.21 1,022 812 79.45 -4.20
Metropolitan … 26,628 22,245 83.53 26,628 22,012 82.66 26,589 21,961 82.59 -0.94