Metropolitan Police (Hansard, 7 February 1994)

§ Sir Ivan Lawrence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the priorities of the Metropolitan police for 1994–95; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Howard
The priorities of the Metropolitan police for 1994–95 are:

(i) to deliver the standards defined in the Metropolitan police service charter;

(ii) to increase the number of notifiable offences solved to 190,000;

(iii) to increase the detection rate for burglary to a minimum of 15 per cent.;

(iv) to improve performance against terrorism;

(v) to improve performance against the criminal use of firearms; and

(vi) to improve policing performance and quality of service by restructuring the Metropolitan police service.

Details of each of the priorities and the way in which they address the key objectives for policing I announced on 3 December, Official Report, columns 786–87, are set out in a corporate strategy document which the Commissioner is, with my approval, issuing today. I am sending copies today to all right hon. and hon. Members whose constituencies fall wholly or partly within the Metropolitan police district and I am arranging for copies to be placed in the Library.

§ Ms Ruddock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list for each division of the Metropolitan police the establishment number by rank and the number of people in post by rank at the latest available date;
(2) if he will list (a) the sectors created in each division of the Metropolitan police, (b) the establishment level by rank for each sector, and (c) the number of people in post by rank in each sector, at the latest available date.

§ Mr. Charles Wardle
I understand from the Commissioner that information in the form requested is not held centrally. The table shows the figures for police officers in post by rank at area level as at 31 December 1993.
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DAC Commander Chief Superintendent Superintendent Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total Variation

8 Area

Establishment 1 2 10 14 34 122 406 1,77 2,366

Strength 1 2 8 15 32 118 402.8 1,829.2 2,408.08 42.08

Total Establishment 8 17 93 144 324 1,023 3,632 17,775 23,016

Total Strength 8 14 82 132 322 1,029 3,705.33 17,729.53 23,020.46 4.46

	DAC	Commander	Chief Superintendent	Superintendent	Chief Inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable	Total	Variation
8 Area
Establishment	1	2	10	14	34	122	406	1,77	2,366
Strength	1	2	8	15	32	118	402.8	1,829.2	2,408.08	42.08
Total Establishment	8	17	93	144	324	1,023	3,632	17,775	23,016
Total Strength	8	14	82	132	322	1,029	3,705.33	17,729.53	23,020.46	4.46