§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many special constables were recruited by each of the police forces in England and Wales between 30 September 1998 and 30 September 1999; [111474]
(2) how many special constables left each of the police forces in England and Wales between 30 September 1998 and 30 September 1999. [111472]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe numbers of special constables who were recruited to and left each of the police force special constabularies in England and Wales between 1 October 1998 and 30 September 1999 is set out in the table.
Force Recruited Left the special constabulary Avon and Somerset 50 152 Bedfordshire 14 40 Cambridgeshire 62 62 Cheshire 18 51 City of London 16 19 Cleveland 33 32 Cumbria 20 36 Derbyshire 30 82 Devon and Cornwall 162 136 Dorset 46 45 Durham 47 30 Dyfed-Powys 28 41 Essex 67 118 Gloucestershire 18 33 Greater Manchester 82 151 Gwent 13 18 Hampshire 176 203 Hertfordshire 34 63 Humberside 125 54 Kent 119 200 Lancashire 47 87 Leicestershire 18 66 Lincolnshire 31 42 Merseyside 105 13 Metropolitan police 1— 73 Norfolk 55 88 Northamptonshire 22 66 Northumbria 68 79 North Wales 29 86 North Yorkshire 16 104 Nottinghamshire 38 74 South Wales 43 54 South Yorkshire 56 101 Staffordshire 20 82 Suffolk 103 93 Surrey 21 41 Sussex 47 90 Thames Valley 65 101 Warwickshire 20 95 West Mercia 84 33 West Midlands 119 175 West Yorkshire 137 149 Wiltshire 37 28 Total 2,341 3,386 1 The number of special constables recruited to the Metropolitan police during the period is not yet available Source:
Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, Home Office