§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have resigned from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years. [68496]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that the numbers of officers who resigned from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last ten years, were:
Year Number 1989 605 1990 471 1991 246 1992 132 1993 139 1994 146 1995 171 1996 183 1997 223 1998 327
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average age of police officers in the Metropolitan Police; and what has been the average age in each of the last 10 years. [68498]
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§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that the average age of police officers in the Metropolitan Police is 37 years and 3 months. The average age of Metropolitan Police officers in each year since 1993 was:
Year Average age 1993 35 years 2 months 1994 35 years 7 months 1995 35 years 5 months 1996 36 years 5 months 1997 36 years 2 months 1998 38 years 4 months Information for previous years is not readily available.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police have more than(a) 25 years' service and (b) 30 years' service. [68492]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that there are 3,359 officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police who have more than 25 years' service and that 1,074 officers have more than 30 years' service.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications for early retirement on health grounds made by police officers in the Metropolitan Police were(a) approved and (b) refused in each of the last 10 years; [68493]
(2) how many police officers retired on health grounds from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years. [68495]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that the Metropolitan Police do not keep aggregated records of refusals of applications to retire on the grounds of ill health. Once approval is given to retire on medical grounds, the officer must retire within six weeks. The number of applications by officers to retire on medical grounds which have been approved in each of the past ten years were:
Year Number 1989 300 1990 224 1991 275 1992 312 1993 342 1994 380 1995 433 1996 431 1997 412 1998 549
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police have ill-health retirement applications outstanding; and how many such officers are(a) on full pay, (b) on half pay and (c) on no pay. [68494]
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§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that, at the end of November 1998, applications from 55 officers to retire on the grounds of ill health were outstanding. Of these officers, 44 were on full pay, seven on half-pay and four off pay.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers(a) applied for transfer and (b) were transferred from the Metropolitan Police in each of the last 10 years. [68497]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that records for officers applying for transfers are not kept centrally. The numbers of officers who transferred to other forces over the last ten years were:
Year Number 1989 249 1990 239 1991 198 1992 233 1993 179 1994 190 1995 180 1996 255 1997 285 1998 236
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of service of police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police; and what was the average length of service in each of the last 10 years. [68499]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police tells me that the average length of service of police officers currently serving in the Metropolitan Police is 14 years and 4 months, and that the average length of service in each year from 1991 was:
Year Average length of service 1991 12 years 8 months 1992 12 years 1993 12 years 6 months 1994 12 years 10 months 1995 13 years 6 months 1996 13 years 8 months 1997 13 years 9 months 1998 13 years 8 months Information as to earlier years is not readily available.