§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Home Departmentif he will publish a table showing the recognised establishment of each police force in England and 633W Wales, the number of officers actually engaged in each of these forces, the number of officers who have retired from each of these forces during the last 12 months and
Establishment Strength at 31st May 1965 Recruitment 1st June 1975 to 31st May 1976 Wastage (including retirements) 1st June 1975 to 31st May 1976 Avon and Somerset … 2,868 2,827 328 119 Bedfordshire … 926 846 119 73 Cambridgeshire … 1,061 1,056 125 60 Cheshire … 1,770 1,740 174 97 Cleveland … 1,411 1,368 145 90 Cumbria … 1,079 1,029 77 71 Derbyshire … 1,709 1,565 193 105 Devon and Cornwall … 2,673 2,634 128 91 Dorset … 1,108 1,097 136 88 Durham … 1,373 1,357 129 63 Dyfed Powys … 916 907 84 42 Essex … 2,436 2,356 287 165 Gloucestershire … 1,100 1,048 133 64 Greater Manchester … 6,600 5,995 704 317 Gwent … 964 958 117 78 Hampshire … 2,845 2,823 233 145 Hertfordshire … 1,472 1,419 175 93 Humberside … 1,939 1,748 191 138 Kent … 2,615 2,441 301 188 Lancashire … 3,080 3,064 327 150 Leicestershire … 1,705 1,662 151 71 Lincolnshire … 1,182 1,164 90 67 Merseyside … 4,342 4,140 513 253 Norfolk … 1,264 1,203 101 60 Northamptonshire … 914 899 102 43 Northumbria … 3,322 3,232 336 208 North Wales … 1,276 1,229 100 51 North Yorkshire … 1,328 1,315 147 83 Nottinghamshire … 2,125 2,115 187 112 South Wales … 3,069 2,993 262 135 South Yorkshire … 2,752 2,558 360 148 Staffordshire … 2,066 2,036 176 84 Suffolk … 1,086 1,036 111 64 Surrey … 1,442 1,430 225 82 Sussex … 2,785 2,781 298 186 Thames Valley … 2,960 2,884 293 195 Warwickshire … 876 838 86 39 West Mercia … 1,650 1,597 198 112 West Midlands … 6,471 5,623 570 288 West Yorkshire … 5,104 4,657 536 287 Wiltshire … 994 969 127 57 City of London … 1,022 836 87 35 Metropolitan … 26,628 21,597 1,943 1,252