§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police officers have been employed by each United Kingdom constabulary for each month since January 1979 up to the latest month for which figures are available;
(2) how many people have joined the police force in each United Kingdom con-
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POLICE OFFICER STRENGTH OF POLICE FORCES IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH FROM JANUARY 1979 TO JUNE 1979 1979 Force 1 2 3 4 5 6 Avon and Somerset 2,796 2,811 2,825 2,829 2,839 2,854 Bedfordshire 885 893 902 900 894 894 Cambridgeshire 1,044 1,056 1,064 1,071 1,082 1,084 Cheshire 1,754 1,766 1,778 1,787 1,797 1,803 Cleveland 1,315 1,321 1,334 1,347 1,356 1,364 Cumbria 1,034 1,038 1,056 1,064 1,068 1,070 Derbyshire 1,528 1,544 1,563 1,587 1,598 1,613 Devon and Cornwall 2,642 2,659 2,660 2,667 2,662 2,661 Dorset 1,100 1,118 1,128 1,140 1,151 1,148 Durham 1,299 1,299 1,312 1,312 1,316 1,311 Dyfed Powys 911 906 910 913 912 917 Essex 2,399 2,432 2,461 2,490 2,513 2,520 Gloucestershire 1,057 1,063 1,076 1,081 1,088 1,096 Greater Manchester 6,088 6,397 6,419 6,440 6,469 6,486 Gwent 953 957 965 971 968 970 Hampshire 2,911 2,936 2,949 2,955 2,965 2,967 Hertfordshire 1,465 1,461 1,462 1,455 1,458 1,455 Humberside 1,828 1,838 1,849 1,861 1,868 1,878 Kent 2,696 2,702 2,724 2,730 2,750 2,766 Lancashire 3,095 3,096 3,097 3,093 3,094 3,098 Leicestershire 1,677 1,686 1,701 1,701 1,708 1,705 Lincolnshire 1,153 1,158 1,171 1,175 1,178 1,181 Merseyside 4,342 4,389 4,427 4,441 4,450 4,443 Norfolk 1,218 1,225 1,223 1,229 1,240 1,240 Morthamptonshire 893 902 905 909 917 922 given in the following table. Corresponding information for England and Wales is not collected centrally.
stabulary since May 1979; and how many have resigned in each constabulary since that date;
(3) how many people have joined the London Metropolitan Police force since May 1979; and how many have resigned since that date.
§ Mr. BrittanFigures for police officers in England and Wales are given in the following table:
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POLICE OFFICER STRENGTH OF POLICE FORCES IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH IROM JANUARY 1979 TO JUNE 1979—continued 1979 Force 1 2 3 4 5 6 Northumbria 3,247 3,257 3,272 3,285 3,299 3,315 North Wales 1,263 1,268 1,268 1,269 1,263 1,267 North Yorkshire 1,329 1,329 1,342 1,337 1,345 1,349 Nottinghamshire 2,106 2,111 2,117 2,120 2,125 2,135 South Wales 2,906 2,922 2,936 2,945 2,962 2,979 South Yorkshire 2,500 2,529 2,546 2,560 2,576 2,587 Staffordshire 1,945 1,967 1,978 1,980 1,989 1,991 Suffolk 1,048 1,055 1,064 1,077 1,078 1,091 Surrey 1,426 1,431 1,440 1,442 1,437 1,442 Sussex 2,709 2,737 2,758 2,759 2,779 2,792 Thames Valley 2,627 2,634 2,639 2,653 2,661 2,668 Warwickshire 835 840 841 843 853 856 West Mercia 1,708 1,722 1,743 1,752 1,759 1,769 West Midlands 5,918 5,949 5,981 6,031 6,047 6,089 West Yorkshire 4,661 4,692 4,727 4,739 4,759 4,778 Wiltshire 987 996 997 1,001 996 1,005 City of London 812 800 829 832 830 830 Metropolitan 22,077 22,132 22,214 22,225 22,306 22,365 634W635W
POLICE OFFICER STRENGTH OF POLICE FORCES IN ENGLAND AND WALES ON LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH FROM JANUARY 1979 TO JANUARY 1980 1979 1980 Force 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Avon and Somerset 2,861 2,848 2,837 2,851 2,869 2.861 2,883 Bedfordshire 903 903 901 904 912 923 924 Cambridgeshire 1,094 1,092 1,086 1,086 1,082 1,087 1,084 Cheshire 1,811 1,803 1,786 1,787 1,794 1,803 1,786 Cleveland 1,371 1,369 1,376 1,387 1,400 1,411 1,406 Cumbria 1,078 1,074 1,071 1,077 1,077 1,072 1,081 Derbyshire 1,642 1,640 1,664 1,700 1,727 1,757 1,753 Devon and Cornwall 2,670 2,668 2,647 2,650 2,644 2,639 2,641 Dorset 1,154 1,155 1,151 1,157 1,163 1,159 1,156 Durham 1,314 1,311 1,305 1,305 1,307 1,313 1,308 Dyfed Powys 927 924 916 924 926 918 927 Essex 2,520 2,521 2,507 2,513 2,516 2,503 2,518 Gloucestershire 1,106 1,100 1,093 1,096 1,104 1,099 1,100 Greater Manchester 6,534 6,519 6,531 6,566 6,612 6,653 6,634 Gwent 971 966 960 961 963 958 962 Hampshire 2,954 2,957 2,961 2,960 2,959 2,945 2,998 Hertfordshire 1,460 1,462 1,469 1,470 1,470 1,466 1,466 Humberside 1,898 1,890 1,885 1,887 1,889 1,879 1,889 Kent 2,788 2,781 2,798 2,815 2,817 2,808 2,832 Lancashire 3,102 3,104 3,068 3,072 3,083 3,089 3,087 Leicestershire 1,707 1,707 1,703 1,707 1,706 1,701 1,699 Lincolnshire 1,180 1,182 1,169 1,171 1,167 1,167 1,174 Merseyside 4,483 4,464 4,461 4,476 4,485 4,469 4,488 Norfolk 1,247 1,244 1,235 1,232 1,244 1,237 1,248 Northamptonshire 923 920 924 927 925 926 919 Northumbria 3,319 3,314 3,313 3,332 3,333 3,339 3,321 North Wales 1,266 1,276 1,275 1,276 1,277 1,271 1,274 North Yorkshire 1,352 1,349 1,339 1,341 1,346 1,338 1,346 Nottinghamshire 2,144 2,135 2,139 2,134 2,133 2,125 2,128 South Wales 2,995 2,990 2,995 3,002 3,028 3,025 3,045 South Yorkshire 2,614 2,603 2,601 2,625 2,653 2,644 2,651 Staffordshire 2,002 1,996 2,006 2,011 2,020 2,015 2,029 Suffolk 1,095 1,092 1,092 1,099 1,107 1,105 1,110 Surrey 1,442 1,437 1,435 1,448 1,466 1,460 1,480 Sussex 2,805 2,795 2,790 2,795 2,791 2,777 2,780 Thames Valley 2,674 2,664 2,673 2,692 2,722 2,764 2,748 Warwickshire 863 864 869 877 883 883 887 West Mercia 1,786 1,779 1,777 1,808 1,811 1,837 1,831 West Midlands 6124 6,114 6,131 6,156 6,185 6,160 6,196 West Yorkshire 4,783 4,772 4,768 4,786 4,801 4,799 4,773 Wiltshire 1,006 1,006 1,003 1,009 1,010 1,007 1,002 City of London 832 831 826 830 831 834 832 Metropolitan 22,478 22,572 22,463 22,468 22,541 22,528 22,600
JUNE 1979—JANUARY 1980 POLICE OFFICERS Force Recruitment (including ex-Cadets) Resignations {including Retirements) Avon and Somerset 152 101 Bedfordshire 77 50 Cambridgeshire 53 52 Cheshire 76 85 Cleveland 117 62 Cumbria 65 51 Derbyshire 222 71 Devon and Cornwall 69 76 Dorset 61 58 Durham 53 49 Dyfed Powys 57 39 Essex 119 114 Gloucestershire 51 45 Greater Manchester 458 283 Gwent 39 41 Hampshire 168 122 Hertfordshire 79 66 Humberside 107 92 Kent 186 102 Lancashire 103 112 Leicestershire 59 68 Lincolnshire 38 43 Merseyside 216 161 Norfolk 43 35 Northamptonshire 47 37 Northumbria 124 108 North Wales 46 36 North Yorkshire 66 63 Nottinghamshire 86 85 South Wales 148 71 South Yorkshire 177 101 Staffordshire 127 91 Suffolk 79 60 Surrey 133 72 Sussex 113 119 Thames Valley 224 137 Warwickshire 60 30 West Mercia 160 86 West Midlands 395 230 West Yorkshire 282 259 Wiltshire 54 45 City of London 29 25 Metropolitan 1,484 1,178