Police (Hansard, 25 February 2002)

HC Deb 25 February 2002 vol 380 c910W 910W

§ Mr. Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time police officers there were in Wales in each year since 1997. [36421]

§ Mr. Denham
Police numbers for Wales since 1997 are set out in the table. On 30 September 2001 Wales had record numbers of officers.

Year Number of officers¹ Number of civilian support staff¹

31 March 1997 6,592 2,455

31 March 1998 6,617 2,429

31 March 1999 6,646 2,559

31 March 2000 6,632 2,457

31 March 2001 6,873 2,706

30 September 2001 7,134 2,829

¹ Strength is full-time equivalents.

Year	Number of officers¹	Number of civilian support staff¹
31 March 1997	6,592	2,455
31 March 1998	6,617	2,429
31 March 1999	6,646	2,559
31 March 2000	6,632	2,457
31 March 2001	6,873	2,706
30 September 2001	7,134	2,829
¹ Strength is full-time equivalents.