HC Deb 04 February 2004 vol 417 cc947-8W
Lady Hermon

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of police officers in Northern Ireland, broken down by rank, are(a) female and (b) from an ethnic minority. [151319]

Jane Kennedy

The figures requested as at 1 January 2004 are shown in the following table.

Percentage
Rank Female Ethnic Minority
ACPO 12.50
Chief 10.34
Superintendent
Superintendent 2.74
Chief Inspector 10.61
Percentage
Rank Female Ethnic Minority
Inspector 7.99
Sergeant 11.27 0.09
Constable 17.70 0.28
Student officer 36.74 1.40
FTR 8.71
PTR 36.13