§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for each of(a) 1980, (b) 1985, (c) 1990, (d) 1995 and (e) the latest year for which figures are available, if he will list the total number of officers who held the rank of (i) Inspector or Chief Inspector, (ii) Superintendent or Chief Superintendent and (iii) Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable, Assistant Chief Constable or equivalent rank for each police force in England and Wales. [R] [102401]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeInformation in the form requested is readily available only for the years 1995 and 1999. This information is set out in the tables.
I will write to the right hon. Member with information for the earlier years, as soon as it is available.
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Police Service in England and Wales—Strength1 for 31 March 1995 Police force (i) Inspector or Chief Inspector (ii) Superintendent or Chief Superintendent (iii) Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable and Assistant Chief Constable Avon and Somerset 207 36 5 Bedfordshire 75 16 3 Cambridgeshire 81 14 3 Cheshire 129 21 4 City of London 70 9 2 Cleveland 106 14 2 Cumbria 89 16 3 Derbyshire 129 21 4 Devon and Cornwall 185 37 4 Dorset 97 20 3 Durham 96 20 3 Essex 180 31 5 Gloucestershire 78 16 3 Greater Manchester 510 83 7 Hampshire 197 45 5 Hertfordshire 121 23 3 Humberside 140 24 4 Kent 236 32 5 Lancashire 232 38 5 Leicestershire 129 20 4 Lincolnshire 87 15 3 Merseyside 316 67 5 Metropolitan police 1,698 212 43 Norfolk 86 17 3 Northamptonshire 77 12 3 Northumbria 230 43 5 North Yorkshire 86 16 3 Nottinghamshire 151 30 4 South Yorkshire 203 43 5 Staffordshire 155 31 4 Suffolk 83 18 3 Surrey 119 22 4 Sussex 202 29 5 Thames Valley 253 49 5 Warwickshire 73 10 3 West Mercia 165 26 4 West Midlands 463 89 7 West Yorkshire 355 46 6 Wiltshire 90 15 2 Dyfed-Powys 63 14 3 Gwent 56 14 2 North Wales 98 23 3 South Wales 205 37 4 Total all forces 8,401 1,414 206 1Full-time equivalents
Police strength in England and Wales—Strength 1 for ordinary duty as at 31 March 1999 Police force (i) Inspector or Chief Inspector (ii) Superitendent or Chief Superintendent (iii) Chief Constable or Assistant Chief Constable Avon and Somerset 191 23 4 Bedfordshire 64 13 3 Cambridgeshire 75 15 3 Cheshire 132 20 4 City of London 57 8 3 Cleveland 67 24 3 Cumbria 68 10 3 Derbyshire 119 24 4 Devon and Cornwall 181 26 5 Dorset 85 16 2 Durham 101 18 3 Dyfed Powys 61 16 3 Essex 179 28 4 Gloucestershire 70 10 3 Greater Manchester 432 78 7 Gwent 75 15 2 Hampshire 202 36 4 Hertfordshire 116 20 4 Humberside 134 19 3 Kent 190 27 4 Lancashire 209 33 4 Leicestershire 117 17 4 Lincolnshire 82 14 3 Merseyside 231 48 5 Metropolitan police 1,507 210 40 Norfolk 99 16 3 Northamptonshire 66 12 3 Northumbria 243 37 5 North Wales 97 16 3 North Yorkshire 75 13 3 Nottinghamshire 135 20 4 South Wales 200 27 5 South Yorkshire 211 35 5 Staffordshire 147 22 4 Suffolk 69 14 3 Surrey 97 17 4 Sussex 190 25 5 Thames Valley 223 48 4 Warwickshire 58 11 3 West Mercia 135 19 4 West Midlands 356 58 6 West Yorkshire 320 42 6 Wiltshire 76 13 3 Total all forces 7,540 1,213 200 1Full-time equivalents