§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police officers in Northern Ireland of the rank of superintendent and above have indicated that they will retire in(a) December 2000, (b) January 2001, (c) February 2001 and (d) March 2001, broken down by rank. [141939]
§ Mr. IngramThe figures shown in the following table illustrate the number of officers at the rank of superintendent and above who have left or are expected to leave the Royal Ulster Constabulary under the terms of the voluntary early retirement/severance scheme in the period between December 2000 and March 2001.
Rank Assistant Chief Constable Chief Superintendent Superintendent December 2000 0 0 0 January 2001 0 8 18 February 2001 0 6 7 March 2001 1 7 5 Total 1 21 30 To date, no officers of the rank of Superintendent or above have either left the RUC under ordinary or medical retirements during this period or indicated an intention to do so.