HC Deb 04 December 2001 vol 376 c229W
Derek Conway

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the numerical establishment has been for(a) police officers and (b) special constables based in the Bexley division of the Metropolitan Police Service, in each year since 1996. [14086]

Mr. Denham

The information requested has been provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and is set out in the table.

Year to December Police officers1 Budgeted workforce totals2 Civilian support staff
1996 287 n/a 87
1997 283 n/a 79
1998 274 n/a 74
1999 281 277 70
2000 306 310 69
20013 322 328 70
1Actual officers in post.
2These are the numbers of officers for which the force have budgeted.
3 To October.

Note:

All figures are full-time equivalents

I am also informed that there are approximately 25 special constables currently attached to Bexley division. The metropolitan police service do not hold historical figures for special constables.