§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) police officers and (b) civilian police workers there were in Staffordshire in each of the last 10 years. [84176]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 4 December 2002]: The information is set out in the table.
Staffordshire police Year (as at 31 March) Police strength1 Civilian support staff strength1 1993 2,179 737 1994 2,208 746 1995 2,231 749 1996 2,209 753 1997 2,211 763 1998 2,292 866 1999 2,238 1,004 2000 2,170 858 2001 2,129 935 2002 2,133 1,030 1 Figures are full-time equivalents for civilian support staff. For police officers full-time equivalent strength figures were introduced from March 1995, following the introduction of part-time working for officers.