§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers serve with the Staffordshire force; how many officers this represents per 100,000 head of population; and how the number of officers for Staffordshire compares with other shire counties in England. [18390]
§ Mr. DenhamThe number of police officers per 100,000 head of population in Staffordshire is 200. The average number of officers per 100,000 of population in the shire counties is 203.
§ Mr. LilleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officers were in post in the Hertfordshire constabulary in each year since 1983. [25244]
§ Mr. DenhamThe information is set out in the table.
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Hertfordshire constabulary Police strength as at 31 March 1983 1,554 1984 1,562 1985 1,562 1986 1,565
Hertfordshire constabulary Police strength as at 31 March 1987 1,579 1988 1,603 1989 1,638 1990 1,657 1991 1,666 1992 1,695 1993 1,700 1994 1,682 1995 1,703 1996 1,712 1997 1,759 1998 1,740 1999 1,724 2000 1,767 20011 1,922 2001 (30 September) 1,843 1 Affected by boundary changes on 1 April 2000 with the Metropolitan police The reduction in police numbers since 1 April 2001 can be attributed to Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) offices seconded following the boundary changes on 1 April 2000 returning to the MPS. All such secondees are due to return to the MPS by 31 March 2002.