§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers within the City of London there were(a) in May 1997 and (b) for the latest month for which figures are available. [12406]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 5 November 2001]: The City of London police had 859 police officers on 31 March 1997 and 705 police officers on 2 November 2001.
The force employed 347 civilian support staff in March 1997 and 223 in March 2001.