§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers(a) were recruited and (b) retired, resigned or were dismissed, in each police force and in total (i) in 2000 and (ii) in each of the previous three years; what was the net change in the number of officers in each case; and if he will make a statement. [141708]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 11 December 2000]: Police numbers are not assessed on a calendar year basis. The most recent available data, for the last three financial years, are given in the table. It should be noted that these figures relate to numbers of officers, as opposed to full-time equivalents.
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Police officer recruitment, wastage and net change, England and Wales, for years ending March 1998, March 1999, and March 2000 Year ending March 1998 Police force Officers recruited Total wastage Net change Avon and Somerset 138 148 -10 Bedfordshire 49 67 -18 Cambridgeshire 65 68 -3 Cheshire 94 102 -8 Cleveland 71 41 30 Cumbria 79 56 23 Derbyshire 66 93 -27 Devon and Cornwall 179 129 50 Dorset 129 108 21 Durham 123 79 44 Essex 124 157 -33 Gloucestershire 34 65 -31 Greater Manchester 437 380 57 Hampshire 201 157 44 Hertfordshire 78 95 -17 Humberside 88 112 -24 Kent 119 139 -20 Lancashire 135 135 0 Leicestershire 118 93 25 Lincolnshire 61 74 -13 London, City of 34 73 -39 Merseyside 181 178 3 Metropolitan Police 1,200 1,561 -361 Norfolk 84 88 -4 Northamptonshire 57 57 0 Northumbria 275 204 71 North Yorkshire 65 52 13 Nottinghamshire 111 113 -2 South Yorkshire 145 124 21 Staffordshire 239 161 78 Suffolk 76 64 12 Surrey 116 119 -3 Sussex 135 181 -46 Thames Valley 276 188 88 Warwickshire 67 66 1 West Mercia 79 99 -20 West Midlands 444 446 -2 West Yorkshire 203 232 -29 Wiltshire 71 63 8 Dyfed-Powys 42 32 10
Police officer recruitment, wastage and net change, England and Wales, for years ending March 1998, March 1999, and March 2000 Year ending March 1998 Police force Officers recruited Total wastage Net change Gwent 39 50 -11 North Wales 48 55 -7 South Wales 168 153 15 Total all forces 6,543 6,657 -114
Year ending March 1999 Officers recruited Total wastage Net change Avon and Somerset 142 104 38 Bedfordshire 36 63 -27 Cambridgeshire 46 66 -20 Cheshire 112 72 40 Cleveland 0 78 -78 Cumbria 34 60 -26 Derbyshire 52 59 -7 Devon and Cornwall 57 111 -54 Dorset 44 64 -20 Durham 106 42 64 Essex 96 122 -26 Gloucestershire 64 60 4 Greater Manchester 217 346 -129 Hampshire 117 137 -20 Hertfordshire 79 91 -12 Humberside 48 94 -46 Kent 120 149 -29 Lancashire 55 99 -44 Leicestershire 88 94 -6 Lincolnshire 6 61 -55 London, City of 18 58 -40 Merseyside 234 136 98 Metropolitan Police 1,629 1,725 -96 Norfolk 28 64 -36 Northamptonshire 29 60 -31 Northumbria 233 160 73 North Yorkshire 17 44 -27 Nottinghamshire 22 110 -88 South Yorkshire 130 144 -14 Staffordshire 31 96 -65 Suffolk 57 54 3 Surrey 138 82 56 Sussex 109 201 -92 Thames Valley 153 136 17 Warwickshire 50 55 -5 West Mercia 109 100 9 West Midlands 466 341 125 West Yorkshire 17 198 -181 Wiltshire 49 55 -6 Dyfed-Powys 30 25 25 Gwent 61 50 11 North Wales 59 72 -13 South Wales 183 166 17 Total all forces 5,391 6,104 -713
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Year ending March 2000 Officers recruited Total wastage Net change Avon and Somerset 104 146 -42 Bedfordshire 37 58 -21 Cambridgeshire 23 54 -31 Cheshire 36 90 -54 Cleveland 68 59 9
Year ending March 2000 Officers recruited Total wastage Net change Cumbria 23 66 -43 Derbyshire 79 47 32 Devon and Cornwall 74 134 -60 Dorset 87 75 12 Durham 51 58 -7 Essex 93 169 -76 Gloucestershire 59 53 6 Greater Manchester 286 296 -10 Hampshire 152 190 -38 Hertfordshire 167 115 52 Humberside 91 95 -4 Kent 174 156 18 Lancashire 99 111 -12 Leicestershire 67 69 -2 Lincolnshire 34 67 -33 London, City of 0 50 -50 Merseyside 41 145 -104 Metropolitan Police 994 1,477 - 483 Norfolk 43 57 -14 Northamptonshire 19 38 -19 Northumbria 121 151 -30 North Yorkshire 10 66 -56 Nottinghamshire 104 92 12 South Yorkshire 128 137 -9 Staffordshire 22 81 -59 Suffolk 17 56 -39 Surrey 183 80 103 Sussex 101 185 -84 Thames Valley 190 189 1 Warwickshire 59 38 21 West Mercia 15 102 -87 West Midlands 255 327 -72 West Yorkshire 61 209 -148 Wiltshire 29 66 -37 Dyfed-Powys 54 39 15 Gwent 82 68 14 North Wales 79 56 23 South Wales 124 131 -7 Total all forces 4,535 5,948 -1,413