§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the latest available annual figure of civilian staff working in police traffic departments(a) in the Metropolitan police area of London and (b) for England and Wales; and if he will give the figures for the preceding nine years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe table gives numbers of traffic wardens for the years 1982 to 1990. Other civilian support54W staff assigned by the Metropolitan police to its traffic division are also shown, from the earliest available year. Information on civilian staff in traffic divisions, other than traffic wardens, for provincial forces is not available centrally.
Metropolitan police As at 31 December Civil staff Traffic wardens Provincial forces2 1982 1— 1,474 3,123 1983 1— 1,787 3,127 1984 1— 1,830 3,030 1985 1— 1,701 3,068 1986 1— 1,689 3,104 1987 150 1,539 3,215 1988 142 1,442 3,208 1989 139 1,338 3,266 1990 115 1,436 3,372 1991 114 1,659 1— 1 Information is not available for these years. 2 Includes the City of London police.
§ Mr. Harry BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the latest available annual figure of police traffic officers(a) in the Metropolitan police area of London and (b) for England and Wales; and if he will give the figures for the preceding nine years.
§ Mr. Peter LloydInformation is available centrally only from 1986 for provincial forces, and from 1987 for the Metropolitan police, and relates to officers deployed full time on traffic duties. Details are given in the table.
As at 31 December Metropolitan police Provincial forces1 1986 n/a 8,355 1987 753 8,154 1988 761 7,898 1989 787 7,834 1990 819 7,930 1991 820 n/a 1 Includes the City of London police.