HC Deb 09 March 1999 vol 327 c121W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers from an Asian or Afro-Caribbean background hold the rank of(a) chief constable, (b) assistant chief constable and(c) chief superintendent. [74539]

Mr. Boateng

Currently there are(a) no Chief Constables, (b) one Assistant Chief Constable, (c) three Chief Superintendents (one currently on temporary promotion) and six Superintendents from an Asian or Afro-Caribbean background.

The rank of Chief Superintendent was abolished on 1 April 1995. At that time, the number of existing Chief Superintendents maintained their rank and a number of forces continue to use the designation.