Police Officers (Secondment to Department)

HC Deb 28 February 1997 vol 291 cc433-4W

Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving police officers are currently on secondment to his Department. [17623]

Mr. Maclean

The most recent figures relate to October 1996, when there were 682 police officers seconded to the Home Office, comprising two chief constables, nine assistant chief constables, two commanders, 71 superintendents, 52 chief inspectors, 90 inspectors, 237 sergeants and 219 police constables, of whom 50 per cent. are in the national directorate of police training and a further 30 per cent. in the National Criminal Intelligence Service.