HC Deb 27 January 2004 vol 417 cc265-6W
Mr. Malins

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many presenting officers were in post on 1 October in each of the last four years. [143357]

Beverley Hughes

The number of presenting officers in post and available to present appeals at adjudicator hearings is shown in the following table:

Number of officers in post
13 November 2000 202
1 October 2001 192
1 October 2002 233
1 October 2003 279

A recruitment exercise is currently under way and a further 65 presenting officers will be in post by mid March 2004.

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