§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the authorised establishment figure for each police force in England and Wales; and what was the actual strength on the last day for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe information requested is set out in the table.
As at 31 August 1991 Authorised Establishment1 Strength Avon and Somerset 3,081 3,068 Bedfordshire 1,085 1,091 Cambridgeshire 1,209 1,226 Cheshire 1,889 1,893 Cleveland 1,502 1,476 Cumbria 1,175 1,174 Derbyshire 1,812 1,716 Devon and Cornwall 2,865 2,870 Dorset 1,272 1,302 Durham 1,378 1,369 Dyfed Powys 944 946 Essex 2,875 2,881 Gloucestershire 1,164 1,169 Greater Manchester 7,028 6,963 Gwent 1,009 1,002 Hampshire 3,175 3,183 Hertfordshire 1,669 1,656 Humberside 2,007 2,021 Kent 3,020 3,021 Lancashire 3,203 3,210 Leicestershire 1,814 1,822 Lincolnshire 1,198 1,203 Merseyside 4,701 4,644 Norfolk 1,409 1,401 Northamptonshire 1,142 1,138 Northumbria 3,560 3,488 North Wales 1,352 1,340 North Yorkshire 1,408 1,380 Nottinghamshire 2,344 2,327 South Wales 3,168 3,143 South Yorkshire 2,998 3,004 Staffordshire 2,203 2,218 Suffolk 1,205 1,200 Surrey 1,659 1,676 Sussex 2,964 2,976 Thames Valley 3,685 3,718 Warwickshire 1,008 1,011 West Mercia 2,024 2,029 West Midlands 6,910 6,874 West Yorkshire 5,281 5,193 Wiltshire 1,099 1,199 City of London 798 802 Metropolitan 28,554 28,193 Totals 125,846 125,216 1 Police establishments are those approved for 1990–91, so as to be compatible with the latest strength figures. Establishments for 1991–92 were increased from 1 October 1991.