HL Deb 07 March 1985 vol 460 cc1504-6WA
Lord Inglewood

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the strength of the special constables in all forces, at last date for which figures are available.

Lord Elton

The number of special constables in each force in England and Wales on 31st December 1984 was as follows:

Police Force Number enrolled in Special Constabulary at 31.12.84
Avon and Somerset 474
Bedfordshire 167
Cambridgeshire 227
Cheshire 160
Cleveland 96
Cumbria 185
Derbyshire 345
Devon and Cornwall 781
Dorset 353
Durham 133
Dyfed Powys 154
Essex 393
Gloucestershire 198
Greater Manchester 354
Gwent 131
Hampshire 461
Hertfordshire 249
Humberside 305
Kent 499
Lancashire 425
Leicestershire 238
Police Force Number enrolled in Special Constabulary at 31.12.84
Lincolnshire 337
Merseyside 476
Norfolk 190
Northamptonshire 185
Northumbria 597
North Wales 200
North Yorkshire 230
Nottinghamshire 527
South Wales 243
South Yorkshire 271
Staffordshire 459
Suffolk 316
Surrey 289
Sussex 661
Thames Valley 657
Warwickshire 353
West Mercia 471
West Midlands 840
West Yorkshire 468
Wiltshire 156
City of London 73
Metropolitan 1,729
Total 16,056

This is an increase of 725 on the total for 31st December 1983.