HC Deb 29 October 1996 vol 284 c58W
Mr. Chris Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average annual cost of employing a police constable in England. [93]

Mr. Maclean

Data on the average annual cost of employing a police constable are not collected centrally. However, the cost of employing a probationer constable in 1996–97 is estimated to be £19,738 outside London and £22,320 in London.