§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable for the number of personnel employed by South Yorkshire police authority(a) in total and (b) for each division or equivalent, for each year since 1979, distinguishing civilian personnel separately.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe tables show the available information. No records were kept of the strength at divisional level before 1982 or of civilian staff strength at divisional level before 1985.
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South Yorkshire Police Table 1 Police and civilian strength (at 31 December) Police Civilian Total 1979 2,644 863 3,507 1980 2,842 891 3,733 1981 2,874 800 3,674 1982 2,875 768 3,643 1983 2,858 789 3,647 1984 2,873 871 3,744 1985 2,850 818 3,668 1986 2,846 939 3,785 1987 2,934 947 3,881 1988 2,941 977 3,918 1989 2,941 1,004 3,945 1990 2,981 1,020 4,001
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 F Division Police 285 277 284 281 286 293 304 304 304 Civilian — — — 54 62 60 63 65 64 Headquarters Police 569 646 558 524 524 555 560 577 594 Civilian — — — 335 387 402 434 460 464 Recruits in training 52 27 56 61 36 80 43 49 56