§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the number of(a) full-time and (b) special police officers, by rank and force, for March and September (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994, (iv) 1995, (v) 1996, (vi) 1997 and (vii) 1998. [76858]
§ Mr. McLeish[holding answer 16 March 1999]: The information requested is presented in the following table.
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Regular Constables/Special Constables 1992 December 1993 December 1994 December 1996 March 1997 March 1998 March Superintendent 35 37 36 34 36 37 Chief Inspector 48 45 43 43 41 40 Inspector 127 124 123 122 125 127 Sergeant 357 361 360 358 361 368 Constable 1,989 1,986 1,990 1,973 2,124 2,115 Total 2,561 2,558 2,556 2,534 2,691 2,691 Special Constables 198 209 236 223 197 198 Northern Constabulary Chief Constable 1 1 1 1 1 1 Assistant Chief Constable 1 1 1 1 1 1 Superintendent 10 11 8 8 8 7 Chief Inspector 14 14 8 13 12 13 Inspector 26 25 25 27 27 26 Sergeant 110 108 109 106 108 108 Constable 474 498 484 489 492 501 Total 636 658 643 645 649 657 Special Constables 493 515 531 500 511 480 Strathclyde Police Chief Constable 1 1 1 1 1 1 Assistant Chief Constable 7 8 7 7 7 7 Superintendent 111 107 111 112 114 118 Chief Inspector 122 122 122 115 110 102 Inspector 359 357 362 353 357 374 Sergeant 967 966 977 972 980 975 Constable 5,230 5,262 5,423 5,656 5,662 5,722 Total 6,797 6,823 7,003 7,216 7,231 7,299 Special Constables 382 367 351 328 314 319 Tayside Police Chief Constable 1 1 1 1 1 1 Assistant Chief Constable 2 2 2 2 2 2 Superintendent 17 17 17 13 14 14 Chief Inspector 20 20 16 14 14 13 Inspector 58 58 59 50 51 53 Sergeant 160 159 158 159 165 163 Constable 826 821 834 874 869 897 Total 1,084 1,078 1,087 1,113 1,116 1,143 Special Constables 140 152 215 214 206 191 From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.