§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special police constables were recruited to the Kingston Metropolitan Police Division in each year from 1992 to 1999. [137595]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation is not collected centrally in the form requested.
636WI am advised by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) that, the number of police special constables recruited to the Kingston division is as follows:
Year Number 1997 2 1998 1 1999 0 Their latest figures show that three special constables have so far been recruited this year (2000).
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police special constables were on active duty in the Kingston Metropolitan police division in each year from 1992 to 2000. [137596]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI am advised by the Metropolitan police Service (MPS) that they define special constables on active duty as being those officers who perform more than 96 hours per annum. Using this definition, the number of police special constables on active duty in the Kingston Metropolitan division in each of the year 1995 to 2000 is as follows:
Number 1995 18 1996 26 1997 31 1998 11 1999 10 2000 12 The data are based upon the present divisional boundaries of Kingston, which are now co-terminus with those of the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. It therefore excludes those officers who served within those parts of the Kingston Metropolitan police district which were transferred to Surrey police during 2000. The data on these individuals are not currently available, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Similarly, the equivalent data are not available for the years 1992 to 1994 and, again, could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.