HC Deb 28 July 2000 vol 354 cc1142-53W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of police officers in each rank are from minority ethnic communities in each force and in total(a) now and (b) in the two previous years; how many additional officers will be needed to reach the 10 year targets set for recruitment and retention (i) in total and (ii) on average each year; and if he will make a statement. [133152]

Mr. Charles Clarke

[holding answer 27 July 2000]: Tables 1 to 3 show the number of officers from minority ethnic communities by rank and police force areas for the year to March 2000 and the two preceding years.

The proportions given are not exact as the figures for officers from minority ethnic communities are in terms of number of people and the total used to calculate the proportion is based on full-time equivalents. This means that the proportion of officers from ethnic minority communities will be over estimated.

Table 4 sets out numbers of ethnic minority officers which need to be recruited to meet my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary's race equality recruitment targets. These are to be met over the period 1999 to 2009—there is no requirement for this to be achieved through equal annual increments. The target for retention is that the percentage of ethnic minority officers leaving the service through resignation or dismissal should equal the percentage of white officers leaving under similar circumstances.

Progress against targets will be monitored by the Home Office.

Table 1: Police strength in England and Wales
Ethnic minority strength as at 31 March 2000
Ranks
Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lancashire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Metropolitan Police 0 0 2 6 5 2 8 2
Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11
Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7
Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 4
South Wales 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2
South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0
NCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NCIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total all forces 0 0 2 1 11 1 20 1

Ranks
Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Avon and Somerset 0 0 4 1 28 1 32 1
Bedfordshire 1 2 6 4 30 4 37 4
Cambridgeshire 0 0 5 3 27 3 32 3
Cheshire 0 0 1 0 7 0 8 0
City of London 1 2 0 0 16 3 17 2
Cleveland 0 0 2 1 15 1 17 1
Cumbria 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 0
Derbyshire 3 3 4 1 31 2 38 2
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0
Dorset 1 1 0 0 6 1 7 1
Durham 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 1
Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0
Essex 3 2 7 2 23 1 35 1
Gloucestershire 0 0 2 1 13 2 15 1
Greater Manchester 7 2 27 3 135 3 170 3
Gwent 0 0 1 0 16 2 17 1
Hampshire 0 0 4 1 25 1 29 1
Hertfordshire 2 2 3 1 19 1 25 1
Humberside 1 1 0 0 13 1 14 1
Kent 2 1 1 0 35 1 38 1
Lancashire 0 0 5 1 37 2 42 1
Leicestershire 4 4 10 4 73 5 88 4
Lincolnshire 0 0 6 3 6 1 12 1

Ranks
Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Merseyside 0 0 5 1 66 2 72 2
Metropolitan Police 27 2 95 2 872 4 1,009 4
Norfolk 2 3 0 0 9 1 12 1
Northamptonshire 1 2 2 1 29 3 33 3
Northumbria 0 0 4 1 27 1 32 1
North Wales 0 0 2 1 3 0 5 0
North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0
Nottinghamshire 1 1 6 2 56 3 65 3
South Wales 3 2 2 0 29 1 36 1
South Yorkshire 2 1 10 2 60 2 72 2
Staffordshire 0 0 4 1 29 2 33 2
Suffolk 0 0 0 0 15 2 15 1
Surrey 0 0 1 0 24 2 25 1
Sussex 0 0 2 0 21 1 24 1
Thames Valley 2 1 7 1 72 2 82 2
Warwickshire 1 2 3 2 16 2 20 2
West Mercia 1 1 2 1 22 2 25 1
West Midlands 7 2 41 4 282 5 330 5
West Yorkshire 3 1 12 2 111 3 127 3
Wiltshire 1 2 0 0 8 1 10 1
NCS 3 3 1 0 18 2 22 2
NCIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total all forces 80 1 288 2 2,353 2 2,754 2

Table 2: Police strength in England and Wales
Ethnic minority strength as at 31 March 1999
Ranks
Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lancashire 0 0 1 33 0 0 0 0
Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 1
Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9
South Wales 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2
South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table 2: Police strength in England and Wales
Ethnic minority strength as at 31 March 1999
Ranks
Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
NCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NCIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total all forces 0 0 1 1 8 1 16 1

Ranks
Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Avon and Somerset 0 0 3 1 30 7 33 1
Bedfordshire 1 2 6 4 29 20 36 4
Cambridgeshire 0 0 4 2 24 13 28 3
Cheshire 0 0 0 0 8 3 8 0
City of London 1 2 0 0 16 15 17 3
Cleveland 0 0 1 0 8 4 9 1
Cumbria 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
Derbyshire 1 1 5 2 29 11 35 3
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 0
Dorset 1 2 0 0 5 2 6 1
Durham 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 1
Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
Essex 2 1 6 1 22 5 32 1
Gloucestershire 0 0 2 1 10 6 12 1
Greater Manchester 3 1 32 3 130 13 166 3
Gwent 0 0 1 1 13 7 14 1
Hampshire 0 0 2 0 25 5 27 1
Hertfordshire 0 0 2 1 15 6 18 1
Humberside 0 0 1 0 10 3 11 1
Kent 0 0 4 1 33 7 37 1
Lancashire 0 0 6 1 32 6 39 2
Leicestershire 4 4 10 4 74 28 89 6
Lincolnshire 0 0 4 2 3 2 7 1
Merseyside 1 1 5 1 70 11 76 2
Metropolitan Police 15 1 69 2 791 19 884 4
Norfolk 2 3 0 0 9 4 12 1
Northamptonshire 1 2 2 1 28 17 32 4
Northumbria 0 0 4 1 27 5 32 1
North Wales 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0
North Yorkshire 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 0
Nottinghamshire 1 1 6 2 51 15 60 3
South Wales 3 2 1 0 26 6 32 1
South Yorkshire 2 1 8 2 58 12 68 3
Staffordshire 0 0 4 1 28 8 32 2
Suffolk 0 0 0 0 15 9 15 2
Surrey 0 0 1 0 20 8 21 2
Sussex 0 0 3 1 20 5 23 1
Thames Valley 1 1 9 2 70 12 81 3
Warwickshire 1 2 2 2 19 16 22 3
West Mercia 1 1 3 1 21 7 25 2
West Midlands 6 2 35 4 272 27 313 5
West Yorkshire 1 0 12 2 117 17 131 3
Wiltshire 1 2 0 0 8 4 10 1
NCS 0 0 4 2 16 7 20 2
NCIS 0 0 0 0 5 9 5 4
Total all forces 50 1 258 1 2,212 2 2,545 2

Table 3: Police strength in England and Wales
Ethnic minority strength as at 31 March 1998
Ranks
Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Humberside 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lancashire 0 0 1 25 0 0 0 0
Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0
Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 1
Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
South Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Midlands 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2
West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
Total all forces 0 0 1 1 7 1 17 1

Ranks
Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Avon and Somerset 0 0 3 1 31 1 34 1
Bedfordshire 1 2 3 2 33 4 37 3
Cambridgeshire 0 0 4 2 27 3 31 2
Cheshire 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
City of London 1 2 0 0 19 3 20 2
Cleveland 0 0 1 0 17 1 18 1
Cumbria 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Derbyshire 1 1 7 3 29 2 37 2
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Dorset 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0
Durham 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 0
Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Essex 3 2 5 1 27 1 36 1
Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 1
Greater Manchester 3 1 31 3 129 2 164 2
Gwent 0 0 0 0 13 1 13 1
Hampshire 0 0 3 1 24 1 27 1

Ranks
Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks
Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion
Hertfordshire 0 0 1 0 18 1 20 1
Humberside 0 0 1 0 11 1 13 1
Kent 0 0 5 1 29 1 34 1
Lancashire 0 0 2 0 36 1 39 1
Leicestershire 2 2 12 5 74 5 89 4
Lincolnshire 0 0 2 1 4 0 6 1
Merseyside 1 1 1 0 70 2 72 2
Metropolitan Police 11 1 57 1 785 4 861 3
Norfolk 2 3 0 0 7 1 9 1
Northamptonshire 1 2 2 1 27 3 31 3
Northumbria 0 0 3 1 29 1 33 1
North Wales 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
North Yorkshire 1 2 0 0 6 1 7 1
Nottinghamshire 2 2 6 2 52 3 61 3
South Wales 2 1 2 0 23 1 29 1
South Yorkshire 2 1 7 1 61 2 70 2
Staffordshire 0 0 4 1 29 2 33 1
Suffolk 0 0 0 0 13 1 13 1
Surrey 0 0 1 0 19 2 20 1
Sussex 0 0 2 0 21 1 23 1
Thames Valley 1 1 9 2 66 2 78 2
Warwickshire 1 2 3 2 19 3 23 2
West Mercia 1 1 1 0 24 2 26 1
West Midlands 2 1 38 4 252 4 294 4
West Yorkshire 1 0 12 2 119 3 133 3
Wiltshire 0 0 1 1 8 1 10 1
Total all forces 39 1 230 1 2,189 2 2,483 2

Table 4: Police forces England and Wales
Increase in ethnic minority officers needed to meet target Average increase each year
Avon and Somerset 25 2.5
Bedfordshire 69 6.9
Cambridgeshire 19 1.9
Cheshire 14 1.4
City of London 38 3.8
Cleveland 1 0.1
Cumbria 10 1.0
Derbyshire 22 2.2
Devon and Cornwall 25 2.5
Dorset 7 0.7
Durham 6 0.6
Dyfed Powys 9 0.9
Essex 12 1.2
Gloucestershire 5 0.5
Greater Manchester 356 35.6
Gwent 1— 1—
Hampshire 42 4.2
Hertfordshire 60 6.0
Humberside 11 1.1
Kent 38 3.8
Lancashire 123 12.3
Leicestershire 129 12.9
Lincolnshire 7 0.7
Merseyside 14 1.4
Metropolitan Police 5,661 566.1
Norfolk 1— 1—
Northamptonshire 1— 1—
Northumbria 25 2.5
North Wales 13 1.3
North Yorkshire 11 1.1
Nottinghamshire 20 2.0
South Wales 12 1.2
South Yorkshire 35 3.5
Staffordshire 9 0.9
Suffolk 1— 1—

Table 4: Police forces England and Wales
Increase in ethnic minority officers needed to meet target Average increase each year
Surrey 32 3.2
Sussex 47 4.7
Thames Valley 122 12.2
Warwickshire 14 1.4
West Mercia 15 1.5
West Midlands 862 86.2
West Yorkshire 345 34.5
Wiltshire 1— 1—
Total 8,265 826.5
NCS 65 6.5
NCIS 15 1.5
1 On target

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 17 July 2000,Official Report, column 178W, on police numbers, based on available information and the additional funds for police recruitment, what are the revised projections for the total number of police officers in England and Wales in (a) March 2001, (b) March 2002, (c) March 2003 and (d) March 2004, in total and in each force; what is the estimated average increase for each force in each year; and if he will make a statement. [133177]

Mr. Charles Clarke

[holding answer 27 July 2000]: The projections we have for future years were set out in my reply to the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr. Paterson) on 24 July 2000, Official Report, columns 756–57W.

The figures I gave include the 4,000 extra Crime Fighting Fund recruits that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced on 19 July 2000, Official Report, columns 376–91. My officials are consulting police service and police authority representatives about the allocation of the 4,000 and I expect to be able to announce the allocation of those extra recruits to forces during the recess.