§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were in south Tyneside on 1 May(a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001; and what the projected figures are for 1 May (i) 2002, and (i) 2003. [13212]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information requested has been provided by the chief constable of Northumbria and is set out in the table.
South Tyneside Area Command Year Actual officers in post 1 May 1999 246 1 May 2000 244 1 May 2001 257 The force is unable to provide projected figures for south Tyneside for 2002 and 03.
On 31 August this year, Northumbria police as a whole had 3,908 officers (full-time equivalent), 51 more than in March. The force has a budgeted work force target of 4,000 officers for 31 March 2002. Northumbria police also had 1,416 civilian staff in March 2001, 51 more than in March 1997.