§ Paddy TippingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers and (b) civilian police staff were employed in (i) Avon and Somerset, (ii) Bedforshire, (iii) Leicestershire and (iv) South Yorkshire on (A) 31 March 1997, (B) 31 March 2003 and (C) 31 August 2003. [138844]
§ Ms BlearsThe available information is given in the tables:
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Number of police officers1 31 March 1997
31 March 2003
31 August 2003
Avon and Somerset 2,989 3,160 3,304 Bedfordshire 1,094 1,119 1,132 Leicestershire 1,949 2,147 2,159 South Yorkshire 3,159 3,194 3,210 1Full time equivalents
Number of civilian police staff1,2 31 March 1997
31 March 2003
31 August 2003
Avon and Somerset 1,330 1,785 3— Bedfordshire 484 595 3— Leicestershire 755 934 3— South Yorkshire 1,291 1,510 3— 1Full time equivalents 2Excludes traffic wardens 3Not available