§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers additional to the complement on 1 May 1997 have been appointed to Cleveland police force in each year since then. [114294]
§ Mr. Bob AinsworthThe information is set out in the table. Police strength details are not collected in May.
Year (as at 31 March) Police Strength1 Change Police in strength Civilian support staff strength1 Change in civilian strength 1997 1,459 — 609 — 1998 1,483 +24 586 -23 1999 1,416 -67 552 -34 2000 1,404 -12 595 +43 2001 1,407 +3 586 -9 2002 1,461 +54 626 +40 2002 (30 Sept) 1,488 +27 2— — 1 Full-time equivalent strength 2 Not available Between March 1997 and September 2002 the force had an overall increase of 29 police officers. Between March 1997 and March 2002 there was an overall increase of 17 civilian staff.