§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the total number of police officers that will have been recruited in England and Wales by the end of the financial year arising from money allocated for police recruitment from the Crime Fighting Fund; and if he will make a statement. [142599]
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§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 15 December 2000]: Under the Crime Fighting Fund (CFF), 3,000 additional police officers have been allocated to police forces in England and Wales, over and above their existing recruitment plans for 2000–01.
Returns from forces suggest that 2,750 recruits deemed to be CFF officers will have been recruited by 31 March 2000.
The number of recruits deemed to be CFF officers is calculated as a proportion of total recruitment. Total recruitment may vary depending on the success of forces in attracting applicants and processing applications. If total recruitment for the year varies from force projections, the number of deemed CFF officers may also change.