§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of police officers in(a) each police force in England and Wales and (b) in total on 31 March in each year since 1992. [104843]
§ Mr. Bob Ainsworth[holding answer 25 March 2003]: The information requested is set out in the table.
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Police strength in England and Wales—total police strength for ordinary duty March Police force 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Avon and Somerset 3,081 3,068 3,033 3,000 2,981 2,989 Bedfordshire 1,093 1,188 1,151 1,126 1,128 1,094 Cambridgeshire 1,250 1,265 1,263 1,261 1,238 1,302 Cheshire 1,874 1,908 1,902 1,932 1,998 2,046 Cleveland 1,477 1,478 1,429 1,438 1,420 1,459 Cumbria 1,179 1,196 1,174 1,167 1,115 1,144 Derbyshire 1,706 1,830 1,820 1,797 1,763 1,791 Devon and Cornwall 2,898 2,910 2,914 2,877 2,899 2,865 Dorset 1,289 1,302 1,297 1,288 1,263 1,284 Durham 1,389 1,381 1,383 1,353 1,401 1,461 Essex 2,898 2,936 2,937 2,921 2,884 2,961 Gloucestershire 1,174 1,149 1,159 1,163 1,133 1,133 Greater Manchester 7,061 7,060 6,967 7,037 6,938 6,922 Hampshire 3,211 34275 3,270 3,256 3,347 3,452 Hertfordshire 1,695 1,700 1,682 1,703 1,712 1,759 Humberside 2,026 2,032 2,039 2,029 2,041 2,045 Kent 3,074 3,146 3,145 3,117 3,120 3,260 Lancashire 3,198 3,207 3,170 3,212 3,171 3,247 Leicestershire 1,845 1,805 1,825 1,839 1,908 1,949 Lincolnshire 1,196 1,200 1,205 1,199 1,145 1,196 London, City of 808 825 893 885 869 859 Merseyside 4,621 4,669 4,693 4,659 4,411 4,230 Metropolitan 28,154 27,867 27,699 27,480 27,343 26,677 Norfolk 1,414 1,440 1,447 1,395 1,401 1,432 Northamptonshire 1,158 1,199 1,170 1,156 1,153 1,177 Northumbria 3,464 3,563 3,598 3,606 3,668 3,677 North Yorkshire 1,398 1,393 1,318 1,300 1,324 1,338 Nottinghamshire 2,331 2,327 2,328 2,319 2,318 2,323 South Yorkshire 3,008 3,032 3,023 3,040 3,073 3,159 Staffordshire 2,176 2,179 2,208 2,231 2,209 2,211 Suffolk 1,218 1,241 1,208 1,191 1,138 1,180 Surrey 1,706 1,693 1,669 1,676 1,644 1,620 Sussex 2,984 3,008 3,009 2,931 3,074 3,085 Thames Valley 3,772 3,840 3,908 3,854 3,674 3,695 Warwickshire 990 1,020 1,046 1,013 979 926 West Mercia 2,034 2,054 2,059 2,046 2,017 2,040 West Midlands 6,941 6,953 7,014 7,019 7,145 7,113 West Yorkshire 5,087 5,037 5,046 5,050 5,142 5,209 Wiltshire 1,221 1,265 1,264 1,261 1,218 1,154 Dyfed Powys 947 967 965 976 991 1,005 Gwent 1,009 1,004 993 997 1,044 1,243 North Wales 1,347 1,360 1,352 1,366 1,378 1,369 South Wales 3,168 3,176 3,131 3,014 3,027 2,976 Total 43 forces 125,570 126,128 125,806 125,180 124,844 125,051 Total England and Wales 127,627 128,290 127,807 127,222 126,901 127,158
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Police force 1998 1999 March 2000 2001 2002 September 2002 Avon and Somerset 2,976 2,999 2,934 2,960 3,096 3,119 Bedfordshire 1,079 1,041 1,028 1,036 1,069 1,086 Cambridgeshire 1,291 1,274 1,237 1,296 1,362 1,398 Cheshire 2,042 2,071 2,011 2,002 2,059 2,075 Cleveland 1,483 1,416 1,404 1,407 1,461 1,488 Cumbria 1,164 1,126 1,084 1,048 1,100 1,112 Derbyshire 1,772 1,759 1,777 1,823 1,848 1,970 Devon and Cornwall 2,962 2,887 2,841 2,934 3,053 3,145 Dorset 1,310 1,279 1,306 1,354 1,381 1,402 Durham 1,515 1,568 1,558 1,595 1,614 1,655 Essex 2,928 2,891 2,806 2,887 2,946 2,988 Gloucestershire 1,104 1,104 1,114 1,173 1,183 1,171 Greater Manchester 6,949 6,810 6,795 6,909 7,217 7,352 Hampshire 3,490 3,473 3,419 3,435 3,480 3,592 Hertfordshire 1,740 1,724 1,767 1,922 1,825 1,902 Humberside 2,021 1,974 1,932 1,917 2,058 2,114 Kent 3,251 3,201 3,204 3,319 3,355 3,434 Lancashire 3,257 3,245 3,179 3,255 3,304 3,378 Leicestershire 1,983 1,993 1,993 2,033 2,100 2,086 Lincolnshire 1,191 1,140 1,115 1,202 1,198 1,214 London, City of 825 778 732 703 764 777 Merseyside 4,216 4,211 4,085 4,081 4,125 4,118
Police force 1998 1999 March 2000 2001 2002 September 2002 Metropolitan 26,094 26,073 25,485 24,878 26,223 26,868 Norfolk 1,430 1,381 1,381 1,420 1,468 1,481 Northamptonshire 1,169 1,137 1,117 1,157 1,214 1,202 Northumbria 3,769 3,840 3,788 3,857 3,929 4,006 North Yorkshire 1,367 1,337 1,283 1,305 1,417 1,404 Nottinghamshire 2,323 2,225 2,204 2,212 2,330 2,397 South Yorkshire 3,182 3,168 3,163 3,197 3,199 3,217 Staffordshire 2,292 2,238 2,170 2,129 2,133 2,169 Suffolk 1,186 1,190 1,145 1,133 1,203 1,228 Surrey 1,608 1,662 1,785 2,066 1,992 1,986 Sussex 2,996 2,847 2,822 2,855 2,893 2,933 Thames Valley 3,776 3,748 3,740 3,703 3,762 3,830 Warwickshire 924 908 900 926 969 1,007 West Mercia 2,010 2,025 1,887 1,951 2,018 2,048 West Midlands 7,156 7,321 7,194 7,423 7,618 7,855 West Yorkshire 5,155 4,982 4,822 4,815 4,889 4,999 Wiltshire 1,156 1,151 1,118 1,120 1,157 1,167 Dyfed Powys 1,002 1,026 1,040 1,055 1,132 1,144 Gwent 1,233 1,247 1,264 1,274 1,333 1,327 North Wales 1,396 1,391 1,403 1,444 1,506 1,496 South Wales 2,986 2,981 2,926 3,100 3,222 3,153 Total 43 forces 124,756 123,841 121,956 123,313 127,267 129,494 Total England and Wales 126,814 126,096 124,170 126,682 129,603 131,548 Note:
Total for England and Wales includes secondments to NCS, NCIS and central services.
§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent research his Department has undertaken on the proportion of police resources deployed for frontline use compared to other countries; and if he will make a statement. [104431]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe Home Office Public Service Agreement 2 involves assessing the proportion of time spent on front line duties by forces in England and Wales.
Work to agree a definition of duties and their measurement is being undertaken. International comparisons are not currently available.