§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many early leavers there were from the police pension scheme in each police authority area in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999; [114456]
(2) how many early leavers there were from the Police Pension Scheme in each police authority area between 30 September 1998 and 30 September 1999. [114455]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Police Pension Scheme is administered locally by individual police authorities. Information about those who opt out of the Police Pension Scheme is not held centrally.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the number of police pensions in payment in each police authority area in(a) 1989, (b) 1997 and (c) 1999; [114459]
(2) what was the number of deferred members of the police pension fund in each police authority area in (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [114460]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Police Pension Scheme is administered locally by individual police authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
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§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in each police authority area were eligible to be members of the police pension fund in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [114462]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeAll regular police officers in the United Kingdom are eligible to be members of the Police Pension Scheme. Membership is automatic unless officers exercise their right to opt out of the Scheme. There are, however, some restrictions on eligibility to rejoin the Scheme after a decision to opt out.
Information on the total number of police officers in each force in 1997, 1998 and 1999 is set out in the table, a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
Total police officer strength including secondments within the police service in England and Wales Police force March 1997 March 1998 March 1999 Avon and Somerset 3,045 3,033 3,010 Bedfordshire 1,113 1,098 1,050 Cambridgeshire 1,322 1,309 1,282 Cheshire 2,087 2,083 2,084 Cleveland 1,480 1,510 1,450 Cumbria 1,164 1,186 1,132 Derbyshire 1,824 1,802 1,768 Devon and Cornwall 2,908 3,006 2,904 Dorset 1,306 1,331 1,287 Durham 1,489 1,543 1,577 Essex 2,996 2,962 2,898 Gloucestershire 1,153 1,124 1,106 Greater Manchester 7,031 7,070 6,836 Hampshire 3,504 3,535 3,514 Hertfordshire 1,793 1,740 1,732 Humberside 2,071 2,045 1,980 Kent 3,310 3,294 3,246 Lancashire 3,309 3,328 3,257 Leicestershire 1,991 2,025 2,006 Lincolnshire 1,218 1,211 1,146 London, City of (2) 883 846 787 Merseyside 4,332 4,311 4,229 Metropolitan police (1,2) 27,123 26,561 26,133 Norfolk 1,455 1,446 1,384 Northamptonshire 1,199 1,191 1,146 Northumbria 3,732 3,821 3,853 North Yorkshire 1,367 1,396 1,345 Nottinghamshire 2,358 2,355 2,234 South Yorkshire 3,202 3,231 3,215 Staffordshire 2,249 2,326 2,272 Suffolk 1,199 1,206 1,192 Surrey 1,643 1,626 1,667 Sussex 3,140 3,046 2,867 Thames Valley 3,762 3,838 3,768 Warwickshire 951 947 921 West Mercia 2,073 2,046 2,036 West Midlands 7,217 7,245 7,352 West Yorkshire 5,283 5,226 4,996 Wiltshire 1,178 1,184 1,156 Dyfed-Powys 1,016 1,012 1,034 Gwent 1,261 1,249 1,259 North Wales 1,397 1,420 1,416 South Wales 3,030 3.053 2,994 Total of all 43 forces 127,158 126,814 124,520 NCS — — 1,333 NCIS — — 243 Total 127,158 126,814 126,096
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the number of active members of the police pension fund in each police authority area in(a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999. [114461]
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Police Pension Scheme is administered locally by individual police authorities and the information requested is not held centrally. However, as the vast majority of regular police officers choose to be members of the Police Pension Scheme the number of active members of the Scheme in each force will be slightly less than its total number of officers.