§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) male and (b) female officers there were in each constabulary and at each rank per constabulary in England and Wales in (i) 1979, (ii) 1984, (iii) 1989 and (iv) 1994; and if he will make a statement. [449]
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§ Mr. MacleanInformation for 1994 is provided in table 1. Information for 1979, 1984 and 1989 in the form requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Tables 2, 3 and 4 show police strength by rank for those years. Information on overall proportions of male and female officers in each force is contained in the annual reports of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary, copies of which are in the Library.
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Table 1: Police service in England and Wales Strength for ordinary duty return for 31 December 1994 Male ranks Police force name Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn AsstChf Chf Sup Sup Chf lnsp Insp Sgt Const Total male ranks Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 6 28 46 155 457 1,963 2,660 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 3 13 13 57 147 708 944 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 3 12 20 58 185 833 1,114 Cheshire 1 0 2 3 17 29 96 259 1,247 1,654 City of London 1 1 0 4 7 15 49 118 571 766 Cleveland 1 1 1 0 12 19 84 207 932 1,257 Cumbria 1 1 1 4 13 23 66 180 734 1,023 Derbyshire 1 1 2 4 20 29 92 260 1,169 1,578 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 2 12 26 45 139 422 1,867 2,515 Dorset 0 1 1 6 14 24 70 190 814 1,120 Durham 1 1 1 4 15 21 74 206 873 1,196 Essex 1 1 3 7 23 49 122 424 1,871 2,501 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 4 12 19 56 164 763 1,021 Greater Manchester 1 1 5 20 62 111 381 999 4,375 5,955 Hampshire 1 1 3 6 38 44 147 477 2,093 2,810 Hertfordshire 1 1 1 4 19 28 89 233 1,040 1,416 Humberside 1 1 1 8 18 33 106 295 1,336 1,799 Kent 1 1 2 8 27 41 191 407 1,986 2,664 Lancashire 1 1 3 6 30 59 152 484 1,994 2,730 Leicestershire 1 1 1 6 14 25 100 256 1,165 1,569 Lincolnshire 1 1 1 4 12 19 63 184 782 1,067 Merseyside 1 1 3 14 51 74 230 689 2,908 3,971 Metropolitan Police 10 9 29 68 195 405 1,309 4,104 17,514 23,643 Norfolk 1 1 1 4 13 21 58 193 964 1,256 Northamptonshire 1 0 1 4 13 18 60 151 768 1,016 Northumbria 1 1 3 7 38 51 169 497 2,391 3,158 North Yorkshire 1 0 1 3 12 21 65 209 850 1,162 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 7 23 27 123 324 1,539 2,047 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 31 44 153 423 1,950 2,617 Staffordshire 1 1 2 7 24 35 116 331 1,354 1,871 Suffolk 1 1 1 5 15 18 64 173 769 1,047 Surrey 1 1 2 2 21 15 97 240 1,059 1,438 Sussex 1 1 3 4 23 41 158 430 1,904 2,565 Thames Valley 1 1 3 8 34 47 196 502 2,504 3,296 Warwickshire 1 1 1 2 12 15 56 158 644 890 West Mercia 1 1 1 4 21 40 122 280 1,290 1,760 West Midlands 1 1 5 18 73 87 354 952 4,292 5,783 West Yorkshire 1 1 4 8 41 68 268 738 3,237 4,366 Wiltshire 1 0 0 4 10 20 66 182 816 1,099 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 3 13 20 42 152 624 857 Gwent 1 0 1 2 13 13 43 149 667 889 North Wales 1 1 1 6 21 25 68 216 854 1,193 South Wales 1 1 2 6 31 45 156 468 2,037 2,747 Total all forces 51 46 106 319 1,160 1,862 6,320 18,115 80,051 108,030 368W 369W
Female ranks Police force name Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf lnsp Insp Sgt Const Total female ranks Total police ranks Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 19 330 357 3,017 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 153 169 1,113 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 139 154 1,268 Cheshire 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 27 219 252 1,906 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 110 121 887 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 14 157 178 1,435 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 155 162 1,185 Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 12 197 215 1,793 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 338 363 2,878 Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 150 167 1,287
Female ranks Police force name ChfCn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf lnsp Insp Sgt Const Total female ranks Total police ranks Durham 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 150 160 1,356 Essex 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 24 386 420 2,921 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 137 146 1,167 Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 3 5 16 70 935 1,029 6,984 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 25 409 442 3,252 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19 248 270 1,686 Humberside 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 226 243 2,042 Kent 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 40 405 452 3,116 Lancashire 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 26 429 464 3,194 Leicestershire 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 16 245 269 1,838 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 11 124 141 1,208 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 3 2 12 60 630 707 4,678 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 4 4 7 38 290 3,625 3,968 27,611 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 139 152 1,408 Northamptonshire 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 145 155 1,171 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 23 404 437 3,595 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 142 151 1,313 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 269 284 2,331 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 27 376 409 3,026 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 328 343 2,214 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 147 157 1,204 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 210 234 1,672 Sussex 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 36 318 359 2,924 Thames Valley 0 0 0 2 4 1 7 42 526 582 3,878 Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 137 146 1,036 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 256 277 2,037 West Midlands 0 0 0 1 1 4 20 79 1,108 1,213 6,996 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 30 625 671 5,037 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 144 157 1,256 Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 116 123 980 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 107 115 1,004 North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 158 170 1,363 South Wales 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 22 252 279 3,026 Total all forces 0 2 3 9 31 50 238 1,126 15,804 17,263 125,293 Notes:
Chf Cn = Chief Constable.
Dp Chf Cn = Deputy Chief Constable.
Asst Chf = Assistant Chief Constable.
Chf Sup = Chief Superintendent.
Sup = Superintendent.
Chf Insp = Chief Inspector.
Insp = Inspector.
Sgt = Sergeant.
Const = Constable.
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Table 2: Police service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1979 Police force Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf lnsp Insp Sgt Const Totals Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 15 31 71 131 440 2,168 2,861 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 5 14 17 51 141 692 923 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 6 14 24 51 175 814 1,087 Cheshire 1 1 2 9 21 31 107 273 1,353 1,803 Cleveland 1 1 2 7 19 26 83 223 1,049 1,411 Cumbria 1 1 2 7 16 24 68 171 782 1,072 Derbyshire 1 1 2 8 28 35 100 243 1,339 1,757 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 14 34 52 124 425 1,985 2,639 Dorset 1 1 1 4 15 22 59 175 881 1,159 Durham 1 1 2 8 18 28 71 204 980 1,313 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 10 24 36 156 682 918 Essex 1 1 3 11 25 58 111 408 1,885 2,503 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 14 19 58 169 830 1,099 Greater Manchester 1 1 5 29 93 148 413 1,071 4,892 6,653 Gwent 1 1 1 6 10 21 44 144 730 958
Table 2: Police service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1979 Police force Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf Insp Insp Sgt Const Totals Hampshire 1 1 3 14 29 62 121 418 2,296 2,945 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 9 21 31 82 238 1,081 1,466 Humberside 1 1 2 10 27 37 100 311 1,384 1,879 Kent 1 1 4 11 34 54 168 417 2,118 2,808 Lancashire 1 1 4 16 45 68 151 511 2,292 3,089 Leicestershire 1 1 2 7 23 35 90 284 1,258 1,701 Lincolnshire 1 1 2 7 15 29 62 179 871 1,167 Merseyside 1 1 5 20 60 69 231 701 3,381 4,469 Norfolk 1 1 1 6 14 26 63 186 939 1,237 Northamptonshire 1 1 — 7 12 24 54 146 681 926 Northumbria 1 1 2 13 51 60 190 511 2,510 3,339 North Wales 1 1 1 7 18 30 59 204 950 1,271 North Yorkshire 1 1 1 7 16 29 73 202 1,008 1,338 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 9 34 42 130 316 1,590 2,125 South Wales 1 1 3 13 42 63 178 518 2,206 3,025 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 37 43 150 426 1,972 2,644 Staffordshire 1 1 3 11 27 49 102 325 1,496 2,015 Suffolk 1 1 1 6 12 28 52 163 841 1,105 Surrey 1 1 2 8 22 30 75 240 1,081 1,460 Sussex 1 1 3 14 38 44 157 460 2,059 2,777 Thames Valley 1 1 2 12 41 62 138 446 2,061 2,764 Warwickshire 1 1 1 6 12 18 53 139 652 883 West Mercia 1 1 2 10 29 35 115 259 1,385 1,837 West Midlands 1 1 5 21 81 112 360 1,005 4,574 6,160 West Yorkshire 1 1 6 26 70 88 285 796 3,526 4,799 Wiltshire 1 1 1 6 11 23 47 148 769 1,007 City of London 11 21 31 7 13 18 61 146 586 834 Metropolitan 16 216 352 178 214 465 1,197 3,812 16,542 22,482 Totals 48 58 146 614 1,410 2,274 6,057 17,925 83,176 111,708 1 Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police, and assistant commissioner in City of London police. 3 Includes commanders in Metropolitan police and City of London police. Chf Cn = Chief Constable. Dp Chf Cn = Deputy Chief Constable. Asst Chf = Assistant Chief Constable. Chf Sup = Chief Superintendent. Sup = Chief Superintendent. Chf Insp = Chief Inspector. Insp = Inspector. Sgt = Sergeant. Const = Constable. 372W 373W
Table 3: Police service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1984 Police force Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf Insp Insp Sgt Const Totals Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 13 38 68 153 466 2,236 2,979 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 5 15 19 52 141 759 994 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 5 14 24 57 180 853 1,136 Cheshire 1 1 2 8 22 30 107 281 1,345 1,797 Cleveland 1 1 2 7 18 29 93 234 1,079 1,464 Cumbria 1 1 1 7 17 24 71 175 809 1,106 Derbyshire 1 1 1 8 27 38 101 261 1,323 1,761 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 13 35 47 134 436 2,075 2,745 Dorset 1 1 1 6 17 21 68 180 886 1,181 Durham 1 1 2 8 19 27 78 214 928 1,278 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 11 24 35 155 687 922 Essex 1 1 3 11 28 59 118 414 2,014 2,649 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 15 18 58 174 865 1,139 Greater Manchester 1 1 6 27 94 135 410 1,072 4,999 6,745 Gwent 1 1 — 4 14 16 49 143 729 957 Hampshire 1 1 3 11 31 58 123 436 2,387 3,051 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 9 24 32 91 253 1,167 1,580 Humberside 1 1 1 8 24 38 109 319 1,411 1,912 Kent 1 1 3 11 34 50 174 418 2,164 2,856 Lancashire 1 1 4 14 41 68 151 514 2,301 3,095
Table 3: Police service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1984 Police force Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf Insp Insp Sgt Const Totals Leicestershire 1 1 2 7 26 35 96 279 1,256 1,703 Lincolnshire 1 1 1 6 13 26 63 178 863 1,152 Merseyside 1 1 5 20 60 76 246 743 3,441 4,593 Norfolk 1 1 1 7 16 21 68 192 953 1,260 Northamptonshire 1 1 1 5 12 20 61 149 760 1,010 Northumbria 1 1 3 14 48 63 191 504 2,519 3,344 North Wales 1 1 1 7 20 29 66 206 950 1,281 North Yorkshire 1 1 2 7 17 27 77 197 1,012 1,341 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 8 32 35 123 331 1,687 2,220 South Wales 1 1 3 14 45 63 186 530 2,263 3,106 South Yorkshire 1 1 3 11 37 44 159 452 2,165 2,873 Staffordshire 1 1 2 11 31 48 115 313 1,581 2,103 Suffolk 1 1 1 6 16 23 53 161 865 1,127 Surrey 1 1 2 8 22 28 80 245 1,216 1,603 Sussex 1 1 3 12 39 42 158 417 2,136 2,809 Thames Valley 1 1 2 13 41 58 152 459 2,548 3,275 Warwickshire 1 1 1 5 15 18 61 142 672 916 West Mercia 1 1 2 11 29 37 126 295 1,395 1,897 West Midlands 1 1 5 19 83 114 356 1,028 4,917 6,524 West Yorkshire 1 1 4 24 72 88 286 804 3,746 5,026 Wiltshire 1 1 1 6 15 19 56 147 783 1,029 City of London 11 21 31 5 11 19 56 130 574 798 Metropolitan 16 217 352 206 221 458 1,405 4,228 20,125 26,718 Totals 48 59 140 621 1,459 2,216 6,472 18,596 89,444 119,055 1 Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police, and assistant commissioner in City of London police. 3 Includes commanders in Metropolitan police and City of London police. Chf Cn = Chief Constable. Dp Chf Cn = Deputy Chief Constable. Asst Chf = Assistant Chief Constable. Chf Sup = Chief Superintendent. Sup = Superintendent. Chf Insp = Chief Inspector. Insp = Inspector. Sgt = Sergeant. Const = Constable. 374W 375W
Table 4: Police service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1989 Police Force Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf Insp Insp Sgt Const Totals Avon and Somerset 1 1 3 13 37 70 150 468 2,312 3,055 Bedfordshire 1 1 1 4 15 21 53 143 799 1,038 Cambridgeshire 1 1 1 5 13 26 58 192 893 1,190 Cheshire 1 1 2 8 21 32 105 291 1,413 1,874 Cleveland 1 1 2 7 20 27 92 232 1,086 1,468 Cumbria 1 1 1 7 18 24 71 191 838 1,152 Derbyshire 1 1 2 8 26 37 100 262 1,353 1,790 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 3 13 35 48 129 445 2,155 2,830 Dorset 1 1 1 7 16 23 68 189 952 1,258 Durham 1 1 2 6 17 28 78 212 1,012 1,357 Dyfed Powys 1 1 1 7 13 22 38 150 701 934 Essex 1 1 2 11 31 59 126 438 2,130 2,799 Gloucestershire 1 1 1 6 15 19 58 174 887 1,162 Greater Manchester 1 1 6 28 89 130 401 1,078 5,231 6,965 Gwent 1 1 1 5 15 17 48 155 757 1,000 Hampshire 1 1 3 10 34 52 135 478 2,404 3,118 Hertfordshire 1 1 2 10 25 30 93 250 1,235 1,647 Humberside 1 1 2 7 25 38 105 324 1,490 1,993 Kent 1 1 3 10 37 50 173 435 2,268 2,978 Lancashire 1 1 3 12 41 72 154 516 2,374 3,174 Leicestershire 1 1 2 7 21 32 103 278 1,303 1,748 Lincolnshire 1 1 1 5 12 25 67 196 877 1,181 Merseyside 1 1 4 18 61 80 253 761 3,501 4,680 Norfolk 1 1 1 5 17 23 67 199 1,039 1,353 Northamptonshire 1 1 1 6 14 23 69 164 840 1,119
Table 4: Police service strength by rank in England and Wales as at 31 December 1989 Police Force Chf Cn Dp Chf Cn Asst Chf Chf Sup Sup Chf Insp Insp Sgt Const Totals Northumbria 1 1 3 13 49 65 195 516 2,683 3,526 North Wales 1 1 1 7 23 28 66 211 994 1,332 North Yorkshire 1 1 2 7 18 27 73 211 1,039 1,379 Nottinghamshire 1 1 2 8 26 34 131 333 1,784 2,320 South Wales 1 1 3 13 43 63 186 538 2,270 3,118 South Yorkshire 1 1 2 10 39 47 161 443 2,242 2,946 Staffordshire 1 1 1 12 31 50 123 335 1,618 2,172 Suffolk 1 1 1 6 18 20 55 179 903 1,184 Surrey 1 1 2 7 23 25 96 262 1,237 1,654 Sussex 1 1 3 12 33 40 173 460 2,201 2,924 Thames Valley 1 1 3 13 39 50 173 500 2,865 3,645 Warwickshire 1 1 1 5 14 18 64 151 722 977 West Mercia 1 1 2 11 30 40 127 299 1,463 1,974 West Midlands 1 1 6 24 84 123 395 1,074 5,138 6,846 West Yorkshire 1 1 5 21 69 81 288 818 3,933 5,217 Wiltshire 1 1 1 5 16 22 59 183 831 1,119 City of London 11 21 31 6 11 20 55 125 565 785 Metropolitan 16 216 334 161 252 483 1,434 4,304 21,411 28,101 Totals 48 58 124 566 1,485 2,244 6,645 19,163 93,753 124,086 1 Includes ranks of assistant commissioner and above in Metropolitan police, and commissioner in City of London police. 2 Includes deputy assistant commissioner in Metropolitan police, and assistant commissioner in City of London police. 3 Includes commanders in Metropolitan police and City of London police. Chf Cn = Chief Constable. Dp Chf Cn = Deputy Chief Constable. Asst Chf = Assistant Chief Constable. Chf Sup = Chief Superintendent. Sup = Superintendent. Chf Insp = Chief Inspector. Insp = Inspector. Sgt = Sergeant. Const = Constable.