§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have left the(a) Metropolitan police, (b) West Midlands and (c) Greater Manchester police, in each month in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many and what proportion (i) resigned, (ii) retired, (iii) transferred to another force and (iv) were dismissed; and if he will make a statement. [27842]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 16 January 2002]: The information requested was not collected centrally on a monthly basis. Information on the categories of wastage requested is collected once a year by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and is set out in the tables.
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(a) Metropolitan Police 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Resigned1 337 365 435 Retired 1,100 838 676 Transferred to another force 234 244 382 Dismissed2 60 45 31 Deaths 19 16 12 1 Retirements includes officers retiring on medical grounds 2 Dismissals include officers required to resign
(b) West Midlands Police 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Resigned1 76 86 101 Retired 203 181 171 Transferred to another force 47 42 59 Dismissed2 17 5 9 Deaths 0 9 2 1 Retirements includes officers retiring on medical grounds 2 Dismissals include officers required to resign
(c) Greater Manchester Police 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 Resigned1 44 41 57 Retired 282 235 238 Transferred to another force 13 15 28 Dismissed2 13 13 4 Deaths 7 7 3 1 Retirements includes officers retiring on medical grounds 2 Dismissals include officers required to resign.