HC Deb 16 November 1998 vol 319 c389W
Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for Staffordshire Police Force the(a) number of serving officers (b) number of patrol officers (c) average police pay and (d) cost of the service in real terms for 1995, 1996 and 1997. [59550]

Mr. Boateng

The information provided is for the financial years 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98.

Staffordshire Police
1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Number of officers as at 31 March 2,209 2,211 2,292
Number of patrol officers 1,299 1,244 1,446
Average police pay (£)1 25,985 27,001 25,000
Police expenditure in real terms(£ million)2 398.661 3104.628 3108.973
1Source: Staffordshire Police
2Police expenditure figures are at 1995–96 prices
3Police expenditure figures for 1995–96 and 1997–98 are actual expenditure; those for 1997–98 are estimates. Based on CIPFA Police Statistics.