§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the average of recruitment for regular police force officers recruited from the special constabulary; [18486]
(2) if he will list the percentage of regular (a) male and (b) female police officers recruited from the special constabulary for each year since 1990 for each police force; [18485]
(3) what is the average length of service for (a) regular police force officers and (b) the special constabulary. [18487]
§ Mr. MacleanRecruitment of regular police officers and officers to the special constabulary in England and Wales is a matter for the chief officer of each police force. The information requested is not collated centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost by contacting each force.