HC Deb 28 January 1991 vol 184 cc372-3W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable for the number of personnel employed by South Yorkshire police authority(a) in total and (b) for each division or equivalent, for each year since 1979, distinguishing civilian personnel separately.

Mr. Peter Lloyd

The tables show the available information. No records were kept of the strength at divisional level before 1982 or of civilian staff strength at divisional level before 1985.

South Yorkshire Police
Table 1
Police and civilian strength (at 31 December)
Police Civilian Total
1979 2,644 863 3,507
1980 2,842 891 3,733
1981 2,874 800 3,674
1982 2,875 768 3,643
1983 2,858 789 3,647
1984 2,873 871 3,744
1985 2,850 818 3,668
1986 2,846 939 3,785
1987 2,934 947 3,881
1988 2,941 977 3,918
1989 2,941 1,004 3,945
1990 2,981 1,020 4,001

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
F Division
Police 285 277 284 281 286 293 304 304 304
Civilian 54 62 60 63 65 64
Headquarters
Police 569 646 558 524 524 555 560 577 594
Civilian 335 387 402 434 460 464
Recruits in training 52 27 56 61 36 80 43 49 56