§ Mr. LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers and (b) civilian
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Police strength Full-time equivalent Strength Change—Number GOR/police force 31 March 1997 30 September 2000 31 March 2001 30 September 2001 March 1997 to September 2001 September 2000 to September 2001 North East 6,597 6,820 6,859 6,927 330 107 Cleveland 1,459 1,421 1,407 1,434 -25 13 Durham 1,461 1,581 1,595 1,600 140 19 Northumbria 3,677 3,818 3,857 3,893 216 75 North West 17,588 17,110 17,296 17,514 -74 404 Cheshire 2,046 2,000 2,002 2,021 -25 21 Cumbria 1,144 1,048 1,048 1,075 -69 27 Greater Manchester 6,922 6,767 6,909 7,036 114 269 Lancashire 3,247 3,215 3,255 3,288 41 74 Merseyside 4,230 4,081 4,081 4,095 -135 14 Yorkshire and the Humber 11,750 11,189 11,234 11,463 -287 274 Humberside 2,045 1,905 1,917 1,991 -54 86 North Yorkshire 1,338 1,293 1,305 1,390 52 97 South Yorkshire 3,159 3,184 3,197 3,223 64 39 West Yorkshire 5,209 4,806 4,815 4,859 -350 53 East Midlands 8,436 8,350 8,490 8,550 114 200 Derbyshire 1,791 1,780 1,823 1,851 60 71 Leicestershire 1,949 2,010 2,032 2,062 113 52 Lincolnshire 1,196 1,162 1,202 1,184 -12 22 Northamptonshire 1,177 1,166 1,157 1,180 3 14 Nottinghamshire 2,323 2,232 2,275 2,273 -50 41 West Midlands 12,290 12,324 12,429 12,474 184 150 Staffordshire 2,211 2,157 2,129 2,119 -92 -38 Warwickshire 926 912 926 930 4 18 West Mercia 2,040 1,906 1,951 1,994 -46 88 West Midlands 7,113 7,350 7,423 7,432 319 82 Eastern 9,727 9,554 9,703 9,762 35 208 Bedfordshire 1,094 1,006 1,036 1,050 -44 44 Cambridgeshire 1,302 1,266 1,296 1,350 48 84 staff there are (i) in total and (ii) for each police force in England and Wales at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [23919]
§ Mr. DenhamThe tables show, for March 1997, September 2000, March 2001 and September 2001 total numbers of police officers and civilian staff for each police authority area in England and Wales, together with changes in numbers since March 1997 and September 2000.
On 30 September 2001 total police numbers, including secondments, in England and Wales were 127,231 an increase of 2,645 or 2.1 per cent., compared with the end of September 2000. This is the largest annual increase in police numbers since 1980–81.
Between 30 September 2000 and 30 September 2001 the number of civilian support staff increased by 2,788, or 5.2 per cent., to 56,644.
In total, there were 183,875 police officers and civilian support staff compared with 180,169 in March 1997.
The substantial investment we are putting into the police service is delivering the improvements that we promised. We are on track to meet our target of record police numbers by April 2002 and 130,000 officers by spring 2003.
Following concern about the quality of data in previous police personnel statistics publications, we established a task force to review the data requirement. The report of the task force proposes a comprehensive revision to the current requirements on police personnel statistics. Following consultation with the police service we will implement the necessary changes from September 2002.
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Police strength Full-time equivalent Strength Change—Number GOR/police force 31 March 1997 30 September 2000 31 March 2001 30 September 2001 March 1997 to September 2001 September 2000 to September 2001 Essex1 2,961 2,818 2,897 2,937 -24 119 Hertfordshire1 1,759 1,961 1,922 1,843 84 -118 Norfolk 1,432 1,387 1,420 1,436 4 49 Suffolk 1,180 1,115 1,133 1,146 -34 31 London 27,536 25,414 25,581 26,074 -1,462 660 City of London 859 719 703 699 -160 -20 Metropolitan police1 26,677 24,695 24,878 25,374 -1,303 679 South East 15,111 15,349 15,381 15,378 267 29 Hampshire 3,452 3,437 3,438 3,449 -3 12 Kent 3,260 3,239 3,319 3,367 107 128 Surrey1 1,620 2,113 2,066 2,018 398 -95 Sussex 3,085 2,812 2,855 2,837 -248 25 Thames Valley 3,695 3,748 3,703 3,708 13 -40 South West 9,424 9,354 9,576 9,693 269 339 Avon and Somerset> 2,989 2,941 2,994 3,040 51 99 Devon and Cornwall 2,865 2,873 2,934 2,972 108 100 Dorset 1,284 1,299 1,354 1,360 76 61 Gloucestershire 1,133 1,142 1,173 1,169 36 27 Wiltshire 1,154 1,099 1,120 1,152 -2 53 Wales 6,592 6,738 6,927 7,134 542 396 Dyfed Powys 1,005 1,045 1,055 1,098 94 53 Gwent 1,243 1,271 1,274 1,303 60 32 North Wales 1,369 1,393 1,444 1,491 122 98 South Wales 2,976 3,029 3,154 3,241 265 212 England and Wales2 125,051 122,203 123,476 124,969 -82 2,766 Total secondments 2,107 2,383 2,206 2,261 154 -122 Total3 127,158 124,586 125,682 127,231 73 2,645 1 As of April 2000, the Metropolitan police force was reduced in size by transfer of responsibility for policing some areas to the surrounding forces of Surrey, Hertfordshire and Essex. These changes need to be borne in mind when comparing figures for these forces before and after April 2000. 2 Excluding secondments 3 Including secondments Note:
Because of rounding, constituent parts may not necessarily sum to the totals
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Civilian staff (excluding traffic wardens) Full-time equivalent Strength Change—Number GOR/police force 31 March 1997 30 September 2000 31 March 2001 30 September 2001 March 1997 to September 2001 September 2000 to September 2001 North East 2,557 2,583 2,496 2,562 5 -21 Cleveland 609 598 586 604 -5 6 Durham 583 573 566 612 29 39 Northumbria 1,365 1,413 1,344 1,346 -19 -67 North West 6,267 7,007 7,066 7,394 1,127 387 Cheshire 735 870 833 857 122 -13 Cumbria 451 505 588 612 161 107 Greater Manchester 2,612 2,845 2,858 3,027 415 182 Lancashire 1,126 1,351 1,369 1,409 283 58 Merseyside 1,343 1,437 1,418 1,489 146 52 Yorkshire and the Humber 4,762 4,923 4,939 5,221 459 298 Humberside 718 783 808 802 84 19 North Yorkshire 519 533 591 677 158 144 South Yorkshire 1,291 1,399 1,312 1,446 156 47 West Yorkshire 2,234 2,208 2,228 2,296 62 88 East Midlands 3,555 4,039 3,855 3,914 359 -125 Derbyshire 723 865 875 874 151 9 Leicestershire 755 808 686 691 -64 -117 Lincolnshire 521 554 561 581 60 27 Northamptonshire 554 648 694 745 192 97 Nottinghamshire 1,003 987 1,039 1,023 20 36 West Midlands 4,819 5,132 5,261 5,463 644 331 Staffordshire 763 897 935 950 188 53 Warwickshire 376 388 412 428 52 40 West Mercia 942 1,026 1,095 1,192 250 166 West Midlands 2,739 2,821 2,819 2,893 155 72
Civilian staff (excluding traffic wardens) Full-time equivalent Strength Change—Number GOR/police force 31 March 1997 30 September 2000 31 March 2001 30 September 2001 March 1997 to September 2001 September 2000 to September 2001 Eastern 4,234 4,699 4,802 5,097 863 398 Bedfordshire 484 488 491 512 28 24 Cambridgeshire 607 543 614 668 61 125 Essex1 1,199 1,472 1,447 1,509 310 38 Hertfordshire1 818 948 935 990 172 42 Norfolk 603 651 694 759 156 108 Suffolk 522 592 621 659 137 67 London 13,840 10,382 10,273 10,469 -3,371 87 City of London 347 235 233 229 -118 -6 Metropolitan police1 13,493 10,147 10,040 10,240 -3,253 93 South East 6,399 7,292 7,462 7,957 1,558 665 Hampshire 1,316 1,467 1,424 1,507 191 40 Kent 1,384 1,670 1,796 2,022 638 352 Surrey1 111 865 897 957 230 92 Sussex 1,149 1,405 1,454 1,506 357 101 Thames Valley 1,825 1,890 1,891 1,965 140 75 South West 4,122 4,581 4,715 4,951 829 370 Avon and Somerset 1,438 1,437 1,452 1,531 93 94 Devon and Cornwall 1,159 1,391 1,453 1,516 357 125 Dorset 615 681 682 721 106 40 Gloucestershire 435 498 506 533 98 35 Wiltshire 475 574 622 650 175 76 Wales 2,455 2,686 2,706 2,829 374 143 Dyfed Powys 322 393 401 438 116 45 Gwent 452 490 537 564 112 74 North Wales 476 511 498 559 84 48 South Wales 1,206 1,293 1,270 1,268 63 -25 England and Wales2,3 53,011 53,147 53,573 55,856 2,845 2,709 Total secondments n/a 708 765 789 n/a 81 Total3,4 53,011 53,856 54,338 56,644 3,633 2,788 1As of April 2000, the Metropolitan police force was reduced in size by a transfer of responsibility for policing some areas to the surrounding forces of Surrey, Hertfordshire and Essex. These changes need to be borne in mind when comparing figures for these forces before and after April 2000. 2Excluding secondments 3 In the March 1997 figures, civilian secondments were counted within the civilian figures for the forces from which they were seconded. The increase in civilians between March 1997 and September 2001 take account of this. 4 Including secondments Note:
Because of rounding, constituent parts may not necessarily sum to the totals