§ Mr. GarnierTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the number of(a) police officers and (b) police civilian staff workers in each year since 1979. [11157]
§ Mr. MichaelThe information requested is set out in the table:
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As at March Police Civilians 1979 111,133 34,598 1980 114,543 35,420 1981 118,102 37,143 1982 119,973 37,170 1983 121,003 37,373 1984 121,053 37,818 1985 120,116 38,497 1986 120,848 39,351 1987 122,236 40,592 1988 124,080 41,786 1989 125,631 42,767 1990 126,777 44,525 1991 127,495 46,361 1992 127,627 47,336 1993 128,290 49,518 1994 127,897 50,229
As at March Police Civilians 1995 127,222 51,096 1996 126,878 52,933 1997 (Provisional) 127,158 53,011