§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers, (b) constables and (c) civilian staff there are in the Essex constabulary; and what the equivalent numbers were for the two previous years. [101412]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation on police numbers is collected twice a year (March and September). The figures for September 1999 are not yet available. The information requested for each year since 1997 are set out in the table.
Year (as at 31 March) Police Officers Constables Civilian support staff 1997 2,961 2,269 1,199 1998 2,929 2,264 1,253 1999 2,891 2,215 1,273