§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of(a) new police recruits and (b) police retirements in Wales between (i) May 1997 and May 1998, (ii) May 1998 and May 1999 and (iii) May 1999 and May 2000. [130982]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 17 July 2000]: I have been asked to reply.
Data on the numbers of police officers were not collected for the particular periods requested. The figures for the years ending March 1998, 1999 and 2000 are as follows, and are based on numbers of officers rather than full-rtime equivalents.
Welsh police forces Number of officers Year ending Police recruits Police retirements March 1998 297 239 March 1999 353 249 March 2000 339 234 In order to claim the Crime Fighting Fund grant forces have provided profiles of recruitment for 2000–01. According to those profiles, the following numbers were recruited in April and May 2000 by police forces in Wales.
- April 2000–49
- May 2000–24