§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide figures showing the number of jobs civilianised within each police force area in England and Wales during the last 12 months, and the number of civilians already working within each force area.
§ Mr. HurdInformation about the number of posts in each force held by police officers 12 months ago and now filled by civilians could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
During the 12 months ending 30 November 1983, the number of full-time civilians employed in the police service in England and Wales increased by 505: there was a reduction of 280 in part-time staff. The number employed in each police force on 30 November 1983 is as follows:
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All forces in England and Wales Civilian strength on 30 November 1983 Full-time Part-time Avon and Somerset 732 45 Bedfordshire 280 62 Cambridgeshire 300 75 Cheshire 359 116 Cleveland 268 74 Cumbria 245 74 Derbyshire 624 162 Devon and Cornwall 763 103 Dorset 335 36 Durham 412 138 Dyfed Powys 177 55 Essex 639 172 Gloucestershire 198 88 Greater Manchester 1,367 349 Gwent 200 57 Hampshire 649 150 Hertfordshire 320 127 Humberside 476 114 Kent 767 197 Lancashire 703 361 Leicestershire 413 92 Lincolnshire 276 116 Merseyside 1,139 163 Norfolk 250 53 Northamptonshire 259 33
Full-time Part-time Northumbria 839 142 North Wales 309 79 North Yorkshire 303 78 Nottinghamshire 584 117 South Wales 815 151 South Yorkshire 612 121 Staffordshire 604 68 Suffolk 322 81 Surrey 337 113 Sussex 667 199 Thames Valley 984 153 Warwickshire 193 35 West Mercia 619 119 West Midlands 1,352 272 West Yorkshire 1,103 264 Wiltshire 239 53 City of London 276 20 Metropolitan 12,152 2,651 TOTAL 34,461 7,728