§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the(a) current strength and (b) number of officers actually available for duty in the Metropolitan Police Service. [127313]
§ Mr. StrawI understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the strength of the force at the end of May was 25,484. This figure includes officers on secondment to The National Criminal Intelligence Service, the National Crime Squad and central services.
248Wversion of the Concession Agreement prepared in accordance with the judgment of the High Court has been placed in the Library.