§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the percentage civilianisation in each of the police authorities in England as a percentage of the total force in each area.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThe information requested is as follows:—278W
Police authority force Position at 31 March 1988 Civilians1 as a percentage of force establishment Avon and Somerset 21.1 Bedfordshire 23.7 Cambridgeshire 26.6 Cheshire 20.9 Cleveland 18.2 Cumbria 22.0 Derbyshire 30.9 Devon and Cornwall 25.4 Dorset 30.4 Durham 23.6 Essex 24.9 Gloucestershire 18.6 Greater Manchester 20.0 Hampshire 21.5 Hertfordshire 22.7 Humberside 24.0 Kent 23.7 Lancashire 19.9 Leicestershire 23.7 Lincolnshire 21.9 Merseyside 17.8 Norfolk 21.7 Northamptonshire 23.8 Northumbria 26.9 North Yorkshire 19.0 Nottinghamshire 20.2 South Yorkshire 21.1 Staffordshire 22.6 Suffolk 26.1 Surrey 21.5 Sussex 23.0 Thames Valley 29.1 Warwickshire 26.8 West Mercia 28.9 West Midlands 24.3 West Yorkshire 20.3 Wiltshire 29.1 City of London 27.4 Metropolitan 35.3 1 The percentages in this column are based on the figures supplied by police forces of civilians whose work contributes significantly to the performance of the functions of the force. Part-time staff are included on a 2 for 1 basis.