§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many special constables there were in each police force in England and Wales on(a) 31 March 2000, (b) 30 September 2000 and (c) the most recent date for which figures are available. [161022]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe requested details are given in the table.
Special constable total strength. March 2000 to January 2001 Police force March 2000 September 2000 January 2001 Avon and Somerset 459 416 402 Bedfordshire 151 134 128 Cambridgeshire 274 214 217 Cheshire 350 307 275 Cleveland 128 122 119 Cumbria 176 167 158 Derbyshire 282 286 287 Devon and Cornwall 870 836 834 Dorset 298 278 275 Durham 157 155 151 Essex 483 478 453 Gloucestershire 206 197 186 Greater Manchester 457 408 391 Hampshire 615 500 470 Hertfordshire 216 214 204 Humberside 246 198 196 Kent 436 416 409 Lancashire 382 362 356 Leicestershire 247 202 175 Lincolnshire 195 179 172 City of London 56 46 46 Merseyside 476 452 513 Metropolitan Police 758 754 762 Norfolk 285 270 257 Northamptonshire 199 195 189 Northumbria 332 323 310 North Yorkshire 217 189 186 Nottinghamshire 411 411 319 South Yorkshire 205 193 185 Staffordshire 482 461 424 Suffolk 391 376 374 Surrey 175 168 167 Sussex 352 317 313 Thames Valley 472 463 445 Warwickshire 260 260 212 West Mercia 476 443 406 West Midlands 680 662 636 West Yorkshire 484 452 411 Wiltshire 173 172 156 Dyfed Powys 202 193 194 Gwent 119 131 147 North Wales 247 233 250 South Wales 267 254 248 Total 14,347 13,487 13,008 Source:
Research Development and Statistics Directorate, Home Office.