§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officer recruits in England and Wales began residential training during(a) 1999–2000 and (b) 2000–01; and if he will provide figures for each police force area. [156870]
§ Mr. StrawFigures provided by National Police Training (NPT) and by the Metropolitan police record that 3,963 new recruits began residential training during 1999–2000 and 7,009 new recruits began residential training during 2000–01, an increase of 76.9 per cent.
The table provides a breakdown by police force, by region.
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Police recruits beginning residential training Region Force Recruits starting residential training 1999–2000 Recruits starting residential training 2000–01 Change (Number) Change (Percentage) South East Region 718 1,080 362 50.4 Hampshire 119 178 59 49.6 Kent 152 262 110 72.4 Surrey 181 231 50 27.6 Sussex 85 180 95 111.8 Thames Valley 181 229 48 26.5 South West Region 293 529 236 80.5 Avon and Somerset 87 146 59 67.8 Devon and Cornwall 70 170 100 142.9 Dorset 61 81 20 32.8 Gloucestershire 57 73 16 28.1 Wiltshire 18 59 41 227.8 Wales 266 456 190 71.4 Dyfed-Powys 35 58 23 65.7 Gwent 58 64 6 10.3 North Wales 57 91 34 59.6 South Wales 116 243 127 109.5 West Midlands Region 298 780 482 161.7 Staffordshire 18 59 41 227.8 Warwickshire 37 85 48 129.7 West Mercia 7 89 82 1,171.4 West Midlands 236 547 311 131.8 Yorkshire and the Humber 195 523 328 168.2 Humberside 40 95 55 137.5 North Yorkshire 9 61 52 577.8 South Yorkshire 85 161 76 89.4 West Yorkshire 61 206 145 237.7 Total All Forces 3,963 7,009 3,046 76.9