§ Mr. BeithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total number of(a) initial inquiries, (b) applications and (c) successful applications, for new police force recruitment, in each police force, in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [68950]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation is not held centrally on the number of initial recruitment inquiries made to police forces. Information on the number of applications and the number of new recruits to police forces is shown in the tables. 615W
Applications made to police forces in England and Wales Forces 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Avon and Somerset 2,186.00 — 621.00 Bedfordshire 427.00 21.00 284.00 Cambridgeshire 416.00 1,099.00 473.00 Cheshire 1,339.00 829.00 829.00 City of London 780.00 446.00 638.00 Cleveland 291.00 1,393.00 — Cumbria 354.00 1,053.00 389.00 Derbyshire 1,384.00 807.00 612.00 Devon and Cornwall 1,596.00 1,064.00 1,000.00 Dorset 279.00 377.00 665.00 Durham 1,149.00 1,343.00 848.00 Dyfed-Powys 405.00 573.00 861.00 Essex 1,756.00 1,241.00 304.00 Gloucestershire 405.00 322.00 1,013.00 Greater Manchester 3,049.00 2,366.00 2,614.00 Gwent 1,081.00 932.00 308.00 Hampshire 2,431.00 1,797.00 929.00 Hertfordshire 836.00 659.00 314.00 Humberside 315.00 194.00 219.00 Kent 984.00 1,016.00 261.00 Lancashire 1,254.00 1,765.00 1,307.00 Leicestershire 1,636.00 962.00 711.00 Lincolnshire 379.00 1,236.00 1,077.00 Merseyside 0.00 41.00 3,064.00 Metropolitan Police 10,556.00 3,941.00 4,633.00 Norfolk 398.00 603.00 408.00 Northamptonshire 469.00 469.00 432.00 Northumbria 1,706.00 1,486.00 2,044.00 North Wales 489.00 316.00 638.00 North Yorkshire 360.00 434.00 607.00 Nottinghamshire 1,166.00 927.00 867.00 South Wales 3,669.00 2,208.00 1,654.00 South Yorkshire 982.00 1,180.00 786.00 Staffordshire 530.00 620.00 1,260.00 Suffolk 1,067.00 1,576.00 834.00 Surrey 581.00 543.00 731.00 Sussex 1,791.00 442.00 2,108.00 Thames Valley 837.00 1,556.00 1,889.00 Warwickshire 0.00 201.00 695.00 West Mercia — 600.00 867.00 West Midlands 3,111.00 2,212.00 3,272.00 West Yorkshire 1,465.00 1,660.00 975.00 Wiltshire — 264.00 293.00 England and Wales Total 53,909.00 42,774.00 44.334.00 616W
New recruits to police forces in England and Wales Forces 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Avon and Somerset 120.00 141.00 105.00 Bedfordshire 66.00 12.00 46.00 Cambridgeshire 45.00 96.00 58.00 Cheshire 115.00 103.00 87.00 City of London 49.00 42.00 29.00 Cleveland 25.00 80.00 56.00 Cumbria 0.00 74.00 46.00 Derbyshire 52.00 77.00 61.00 Devon and Cornwall 120.00 94.00 172.00 Dorset 18.00 60.00 75.00 Durham 80.00 106.00 105.00 Dyfed-Powys 36.00 45.00 33.00 Essex 92.00 185.00 108.00 Gloucestershire 28.00 60.00 27.00 Greater Manchester 290.00 345.00 436.00 Gwent 81.00 68.00 31.00 Hampshire 194.00 235.00 182.00 Hertfordshire 76.00 126.00 63.00 Humberside 98.00 72.00 70.00 Kent 128.00 268.00 118.00 Lancashire 121.00 182.00 111.00 Leicestershire 173.00 135.00 115.00
New recruits to police forces in England and Wales Forces 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 Lincolnshire 19.00 109.00 36.00 Merseyside 30.00 57.00 160.00 Metropolitan Police 1,212.00 670.00 1,164.00 Norfolk 77.00 95.00 55.00 Northamptonshire 41.00 65.00 52.00 Northumbria 258.00 177.00 227.00 North Wales 0.00 0.00 63.00 North Yorkshire 67.00 63.00 65.00 Nottinghamshire 91.00 89.00 0.00 South Wales 246.00 152.00 170.00 South Yorkshire 166.00 200.00 135.00 Staffordshire 65.00 99.00 220.00 Suffolk 7.00 100.00 69.00 Surrey 47.00 55.00 112.00 Sussex 318.00 158.00 136.00 Thames Valley 26.00 183.00 258.00 Warwickshire 0.00 0.00 54.00 West Mercia 50.00 110.00 62.00 West Midlands 507.00 388.00 445.00 West Yorkshire 283.00 267.00 182.00 Wiltshire 68.00 20.00 60.00 England and Wales Total 5,585.00 5,663.00 5,859.00