§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Gravesham (Mr. Pond) of 22 March 2001,Official Report, columns 323–28W, on police numbers, if
Police strength figures as at 31 January 2001 Police force Chief constables Assistant chief constables Superintendents Chief inspectors Inspectors Sergeants Constables Total Avon and Somerset 1 3 20 34 146 447 2,318 2,968 Bedfordshire 0 2 13 14 51 138 813 1,031 Cambridgeshire 1 2 15 12 72 208 999 1,309 Cheshire 1 3 16 26 102 331 1,543 2,021 Cleveland 1 2 24 2 74 207 1,116 1,426 Cumbria 1 2 8 14 49 162 813 1,049 Derbyshire 1 3 23 23 88 282 1,397 1,816 Devon and Cornwall 1 4 35 35 143 415 2,294 2,927 Dorset 1 2 15 22 64 201 1,034 1,339 Durham 1 2 19 23 81 213 1,258 1,596 Essex 1 3 26 42 132 441 2,214 2,859 Gloucestershire 1 2 10 18 55 169 905 1,160 Greater Manchester 1 6 80 90 333 970 5,387 6,867 Hampshire 1 3 34 43 166 551 2,653 3,451 Hertfordshire 1 3 22 29 108 278 1,513 1,954 Humberside 1 2 21 22 97 274 1,485 1,902 Kent 1 4 27 43 144 477 2,612 3,308 Lancashire 1 3 32 34 157 506 2,512 3,245 Leicestershire I 3 16 21 95 268 1,617 2,021 Lincolnshire 1 2 10 16 61 182 918 1,190 London, City of 1 2 10 12 46 103 537 711 Merseyside 1 4 43 49 170 604 3,205 4,076 Metropolitan police 5 29 186 386 1,218 4,077 18,959 24,861 Norfolk 1 2 12 22 67 211 1,082 1,397 Northamptonshire 1 2 11 10 52 164 921 1,161 Northumbria 1 4 40 58 182 542 3,041 3,868 North Yorkshire 1 2 11 10 63 210 1,003 1,299 Nottinghamshire 1 3 20 18 110 293 1,814 2,258 South Yorkshire 1 4 39 49 175 499 2,424 3,190 Staffordshire 1 2 19 23 101 342 1,651 2,138 Suffolk 1 2 13 15 55 168 880 1,133 Surrey 1 3 16 22 92 298 1,655 2,088 Sussex 1 5 32 38 167 445 2,163 2,851 Thames Valley I 4 44 35 185 549 2,906 3,723 Warwickshire 1 2 13 10 42 126 748 942 West Mercia 1 3 17 33 92 288 1,464 1,899 West Midlands 1 4 60 48 301 981 6,043 7,438 West Yorkshire I 6 47 69 240 637 3,804 4,804 Wiltshire 1 2 14 14 59 179 845 1,114 Dyfed-Powys 1 2 13 18 47 178 804 1,063 Gwent 1 2 11 15 59 198 979 1,265 North Wales 1 2 13 26 68 231 1,091 1,432 South Wales 1 4 30 38 162 448 2,421 3,103 Total all forces 46 151 1,180 1,580 5.969 18,489 95,841 123,256 Notes:
1. These figures are in terms of full-time equivalents, and have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Consequently, the force figures do not necessarily add precisely to the total
2. The figures exclude secondment to NCS NCIS, central services and inter-force units.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Gravesham (Mr. Pond) of 22 March 2001,Official Report, columns 323–28W, on police numbers, if he will list the (a) wastage and (b) recruitment figures for each police force in England and Wales for the period 30 September 2000 to 31 January. [155940]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe request d details are in the table.
590Whe will provide a breakdown by rank of police strength for each force and for England and Wales as a whole at 31 January. [155941]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe requested details are in the table.
591W
Total officer recruitment and wastage 1 October 2000 to 31 January 2001 Police force Recruitment Wastage Avon and Somerset 56 58 Bedfordshire 48 26 Cambridgeshire 63 25 Cheshire 47 34 Cleveland 31 17 Cumbria 22 22
Total officer recruitment and wastage 1 October 2000 to 31 January 2001 Police force Recruitment Wastage Derbyshire 51 18 Devon and Cornwall 71 34 Dorset 53 26 Durham 32 19 Essex 97 58 Gloucestershire 31 20 Greater Manchester 199 88 Hampshire 89 71 Hertfordshire 52 64 Humberside 49 53 Kent 128 63 Lancashire 78 40 Leicestershire 31 24 Lincolnshire 44 18 London, City of 14 21 Merseyside 82 74 Metropolitan police 594 337 Norfolk 36 26 Northamptonshire 29 18 Northumbria 92 38 North Yorkshire 24 19 Nottinghamshire 75 22 South Yorkshire 71 50 Staffordshire 26 25 Suffolk 37 24 Surrey 79 36 Sussex 103 65 Thames Valley 82 47 Warwickshire 40 17 West Mercia 56 26 West Midlands 231 117 West Yorkshire 92 85 Wiltshire 42 21 Dyfed Powys 36 18 Gwent 28 24 North Wales 47 30 South Wales 116 24 Total all forces 3.304 1.942 Notes:
1. Recruitment and wastage figures are in terms of numbers of officers (whereas the total strength figures are in full-time equivalents).
2. The force figures exclude transfers to and from other England and Wales forces.
3. For the reasons stated above, the previous strength total plusrecruitment minus wastage does not equal the current strength total.