§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, on a comparable basis, the number of police officers, broken down by rank, in each force in England and Wales, and for England and Wales as a whole, at(a) 31 March 1997 and (b) 30 September 2000, indicating the change in the number of officers at each rank in each force and in England and Wales as a whole over that period. [149209]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 6 February 2001]: The information requested is in the table.
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Police force Chief constable Assistant chief constable Superintendent Chief inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total police ranks Norfolk 1 2 17 19 64 195 1,133 1,432 Northamptonshire 1 2 12 9 54 168 931 1,177 Northumbria 0 4 39 51 181 517 2,885 3,677 North Yorkshire 1 2 14 22 65 216 1,018 1,338 Nottinghamshire 1 3 23 20 124 331 1,822 2,323 South Yorkshire 1 4 40 46 159 473 2,436 3,159 Staffordshire 1 3 26 33 120 344 1,684 2,211 Suffolk 1 2 15 12 59 169 922 1,180 Surrey2 1 3 21 19 91 245 1,240 1,620 Sussex 1 4 28 39 162 477 2,374 3,085 Thames Valley 1 3 54 39 198 542 2,858 3,695 Warwickshire 1 2 11 11 52 141 708 926 West Mercia 1 3 19 31 118 305 1,563 2,040 West Midlands 1 4 76 79 342 974 5,636 7,113 West Yorkshire 1 4 49 68 255 726 4,106 5,209 Wiltshire 1 2 13 15 63 179 881 1,154 Dyfed-Powys 1 2 14 17 42 173 756 1,005 Gwent 1 2 11 15 52 198 964 1,243 North Wales 1 2 18 26 74 224 1,024 1,369 South Wales 1 3 33 51 155 473 2,260 2,976 Total all forces3 48 145 1,290 1,679 6,164 18,811 96,914 125,051 Total strength for ordinary duty as at 30 September 20001 Avon and Somerset 1 3 22 36 147 438 2,294 2,941 Bedfordshire 1 2 13 12 54 141 783 1,006 Cambridgeshire 1 2 14 11 59 191 989 1,266 Cheshire 1 3 17 26 100 332 1,521 2,000 Cleveland 1 2 24 2 67 196 1,129 1,421 Cumbria 1 2 8 14 50 156 817 1,048 Derbyshire 1 3 24 26 83 281 1,363 1,780 Devon and Cornwall 1 4 34 35 137 400 2,261 2,873 Dorset 1 2 14 22 63 198 999 1,299 Durham 1 2 19 23 81 212 1,244 1,581 Essex2 1 3 22 40 130 436 2,147 2,780 Gloucestershire 1 2 11 16 54 171 887 1,142 Greater Manchester 1 6 77 88 319 992 5,285 6,767 Hampshire 1 3 33 39 165 530 2,663 3,435 Hertfordshire2 1 3 21 30 104 272 1,530 1,961 Humberside 1 2 22 24 102 268 1,486 1,905 Kent 1 5 25 39 146 479 2,544 3,239 Lancashire 1 3 30 35 166 516 2,463 3,215 Leicestershire 1 3 15 21 96 260 1,614 2,010 Lincolnshire 1 2 10 16 59 185 888 1,162 London, City of 1 1 8 12 48 93 557 720 Mersey side 1 4 46 53 170 604 3,203 4,081 Metropolitan Police2 5 26 192 380 1,166 3,944 18,981 24,695 Norfolk 1 2 15 23 68 216 1,062 1,387 Northamptonshire 1 2 11 11 51 165 925 1,166 Northumbria 1 5 41 58 193 550 3,037 3,885 North Yorkshire 1 2 11 12 66 210 991 1,293 Nottinghamshire 1 3 20 24 115 306 1,762 2,232 South Yorkshire 1 4 38 51 176 494 2,420 3,184 Staffordshire 1 2 16 24 107 335 1,672 2,157 Suffolk 1 2 13 15 54 171 860 1,115 Surrey2 1 3 17 21 88 310 1,673 2,113 Sussex 1 5 29 35 160 464 2,119 2,812 Thames Valley 1 2 43 34 196 567 2,905 3,748 Warwickshire 1 2 12 9 40 120 728 912 West Mercia 1 2 16 26 92 298 1,471 1,906 West Midlands 1 4 59 34 301 1,019 5,931 7,350 West Yorkshire 1 5 46 72 232 657 3,793 4,806 Wiltshire 1 2 14 16 56 182 829 1,099 Dyfed-Powys 1 2 15 18 46 184 779 1,045 Gwent 1 2 11 16 57 203 981 1,271 North Wales 1 2 13 21 60 230 1,066 1,393 South Wales 1 4 31 38 169 443 2,343 3,029 Total all forces3 47 145 1,172 1,557 5,892 18,419 94,997 122,230 Difference in number of officers between September 2000 and March 1997 Avon and Somerset 0 0 -7 -7 3 -16 -21 -48 Bedfordshire 0 0 -3 0 -7 -14 -63 -87 Cambridgeshire 0 0 -1 -3 -4 -16 -12 -36 Cheshire 0 0 -3 -4 6 24 -68 -46 Cleveland 0 1 11 -19 -11 -28 8 -38 Cumbria 0 0 -5 -2 -4 -20 -65 -96 Derbyshire 0 0 3 2 -9 7 -13 -10 Devon and Cornwall 0 1 4 -10 -2 -13 28 8 Dorset 0 0 0 -4 -2 -6 -3 30 15
Police force Chief constable Assistant chief constable Superintendent Chief inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable Total police ranks Durham 0 0 -1 1 6 1 114 121 Essex2 0 0 -9 -4 -13 -33 -122 -181 Gloucestershire 0 0 -3 -3 -1 1 15 10 Greater Manchester 0 0 -2 -7 -60 -29 -57 -154 Hampshire 0 0 -5 -6 8 21 -35 -17 Hertfordshire2 0 0 2 1 10 24 166 202 Humberside 0 -1 3 -6 -9 -30 -96 -140 Kent 0 1 -5 -4 -19 16 -10 -21 Lancashire 0 -1 3 -7 -12 13 -29 -33 Leicestershire 0 1 -3 1 1 3 58 61 Lincolnshire 0 0 -3 -5 3 3 -32 -35 London, City of 0 -1 -4 -3 -3 -29 -99 -138 Merseyside 0 0 -5 -6 -17 -52 -69 -149 Metropolitan Police2 -2 -2 -19 36 -31 -274 -1,690 -1,982 Norfolk 0 0 -2 4 4 21 -71 -45 Northamptonshire 0 0 -1 2 -3 -3 -6 -11 Northumbria 1 1 2 7 12 33 152 208 North Yorkshire 0 0 -3 -10 1 -6 -27 -45 -Nottinghamshire 0 0 -3 5 -9 -25 -59 -92 South Yorkshire 0 0 -2 5 17 21 -15 26 Staffordshire 0 -1 -10 -9 -13 -9 -12 -54 Suffolk 0 0 -2 3 -5 2 -62 -65 Surrey2 0 0 -4 2 -2 65 433 493 Sussex 0 1 1 -4 -2 -13 -256 -273 Thames Valley 0 -1 -11 -5 -2 24 47 53 Warwickshire 0 0 1 -2 -12 -22 20 -14 West Mercia 0 -1 -3 -5 -26 -7 -92 -134 West Midlands 0 0 -17 -45 41 45 295 237 West Yorkshire 0 1 -3 4 -23 -69 -313 -403 Wiltshire 0 0 1 1 -7 3 -53 -55 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 1 1 4 11 24 41 Gwent 0 0 0 1 5 5 17 28 North Wales 0 0 -5 -5 -14 6 42 24 South Wales 0 1 -2 -13 14 -30 83 53 Total all forces3 -1 0 -118 -121 -272 -392 -1,917 -2,821 1 Full-time equivalents 2 Prior to 1 April 2000 the Metropolitan police district included areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Surrey. After that date the responsibility for policing these areas transferred to the county forces. To compensate for the additional area police officer resources were transferred from the Metropolitan police to the surrounding forces, more information is available in Home Office Statistical Bulletin 2/01. 3 Totals do not include secondments