HC Deb 20 July 2001 vol 372 cc667-8W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officer vacancies there are in each rank in the London borough of Wandsworth. [4886]

Mr. Denham

I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the Wandsworth Division had three Inspector, 10.5 Sergeant and 38 Constable vacancies at the end of June. There were no vacancies in the ranks of Chief Superintendent, Superintendent and Chief Inspector. Most of the vacancies are due to the increase in the Budgeted Workforce Total for the Wandsworth Division on 1 April 2001.

The Wandsworth Division has a Budgeted Workforce Total for 2001–02 of 586, which is 31 more than it had in 2000–01. The Commissioner's aim is to fill all vacancies by 31 March 2002.