§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers and (b) civilian employees were employed in the Kingston Division of the Metropolitan Police in each of the years 1992 to 2000; and if he will make a statement. [111305]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested is in the following table, provided by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis :
Kingston Police Division Year Police officers Civilian staff 1992 403 61 1993 375.4 63 1994 395.7 66 1995 373 85 1996 393.3 97 1997 362 87 1998 335 83 1999 313 78 2000 323 73.5 Note:
Figures reflect the position at 31 January of each year.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police station front offices closed to the public in(a) the Kingston Division and (b) the Metropolitan Police area in each of the years 1992 to 2000; and if he will make a statement. [111306]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis Police informs me that following a review of demand and after consultation with the community, one police station front counter was closed in the Kingston Division in each of the years 1995, 1998 and 1999. There was no such closure in any other year from 1992. Details of police station front counter closures for the entire Metropolitan Police District are not recorded centrally, 117W and cannot readily be obtained from local records because of the extensive reorganisation of territorial commands in the period concerned.