HC Deb 31 March 2004 vol 419 cc1425-8W
Mr. Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of police officers in each police force in England and Wales are(a) female and (b) from an ethnic minority, broken down by rank. [164215]

Ms Blears

The data for 31 March 2003 are shown in the tables. The March 2004 data will be published in the autumn.

Percentage of minority ethnic officers per force, by rank, as at 31 March 2003: England and Wales
Minority ethnic ranks as percentage of total
Police force ACPO rank Chief Superintendent Superintendent
Avon and Somerset 0 0 0
Bedfordshire 0 0 10
Cambridgeshire 0 0 0
Cheshire 0 0 0
Cleveland 0 0 0
Cumbria 0 0 0
Derbyshire 0 0 0
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0
Dorset 0 0 0
Durham 0 0 0
Essex 0 0 7
Gloucestershire 0 0 0
Greater Manchester 0 0 2
Hampshire 0 0 0
Hertfordshire 0 0 13
Humberside 0 0 0
Kent 0 0 4
Lancashire 0 0 0
Leicestershire 0 0 11
Lincolnshire 0 0 0
London, City of 0 0 0
Merseyside 0 0 7
Percentage of minority ethnic officers per force, by rank, as at 31 March 2003: England and Wales
Minority ethnic ranks as percentage of total
Police force ACPO rank Chief Superintendent Superintendent
Metropolitan Police 8 2 3
Norfolk 0 0 0
Northamptonshire 0 0 0
Northumbria 0 0 3
North Yorkshire 0 0 17
Nottinghamshire 0 29 0
South Yorkshire 0 0 0
Staffordshire 0 0 0
Suffolk 0 0 0
Surrey 0 0 0
Sussex 0 0 0
Thames Valley 0 0 6
Warwickshire 0 0 13
West Mercia 0 0 0
West Midlands 0 0 0
West Yorkshire 0 0 0
Wiltshire 0 0 0
Dyfed-Powys 0 0 17
Gwent 0 0 0
North Wales 0 0 0
South Wales 0 13 0
Total of all 43 forces 2 1 2
NCS 0 0 0
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS) 0 0 0
Central Service secondments 0 4 3
British Transport Police 0 0 0
Total other services 0 2 1
Total police service strength 1 1 2
Total police service strength (excluding BTP) 1 1 2
Minority ethnic ranks as percentage of total
Police force Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable
Avon and Somerset 0 1 1 2
Bedfordshire 0 2 3 5
Cambridgeshire 0 2 3 3
Cheshire 0 0 0 1
Cleveland 0 1 3 1
Cumbria 0 4 0 0
Derbyshire 9 4 2 3
Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 1
Dorset 0 2 1 1
Durham 0 0 1 2
Essex 2 2 1 2
Gloucestershire 0 2 2 1
Greater Manchester 2 2 3 3
Hampshire 0 2 1 1
Hertfordshire 4 1 2 2
Humberside 0 2 1 1
Kent 0 0 1 1
Lancashire 0 1 2 3
Leicestershire 5 4 4 5
Lincolnshire 0 1 2 1
London, City of 6 2 2 4
Merseyside 2 1 1 2
Metropolitan Police 2 3 3 6
Norfolk 4 1 0 1
Northamptonshire 11 4 2 3
Northumbria 0 0 1 1
North Yorkshire 7 0 1 1
Nottinghamshire 7 2 2 3
South Yorkshire 0 2 3 3
Staffordshire 0 0 1 2
Suffolk 0 0 1 3
Surrey 0 2 0 3
Sussex 2 1 1 1
Thames Valley 0 3 2 3
Warwickshire 8 0 4 3
West Mercia 3 1 2 1
West Midlands 0 5 5 6
West Yorkshire 2 2 3 3
Wiltshire 0 0 1 1
Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 1
Gwent 0 0 0 2
Minority ethnic ranks as percentage of total
Police force Chief Inspector Inspector Sergeant Constable
North Wales 0 0 1 0
South Wales 0 2 0 2
Total of all 43 forces 2 2 2 3
NCS 5 0 3 2
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS) 0 0 4 3
Central Service secondments 3 3 0 4
British Transport Police 3 2 3 4
Total other services 3 2 3 3
Total police service strength 2 2 2 3
Total police service strength (excluding BTP) 2 2 2 3

Note: This and other tables contain full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items.

Percentage of females per force by ranks as at 31 March 2003: England and Wales
Police force Percentage ACPO ranks female Percentage Chief Superintendents female Percentage Superintendents female
Avon and Somerset 0 0 20
Bedfordshire 0 0 30
Cambridgeshire 0 0 0
Cheshire 0 0 14
Cleveland 0 0 9
Cumbria 33 0 0
Derbyshire 0 14 13
Devon and Cornwall 25 0 9
Dorset 33 0 10
Durham 0 0 0
Essex 0 14 21
Gloucestershire 0 0 22
Greater Manchester 0 5 12
Hampshire 0 0 12
Hertfordshire 0 20 6
Humberside 0 0 0
Kent 0 0 12
Lancashire 25 13 15
Leicestershire 25 0 22
Lincolnshire 0 33 0
London, City of 0 0 0
Merseyside 0 0 7
Metropolitan Police 14 4 7
Norfolk 0 0 0
Northamptonshire 0 0 0
Northumbria 0 0 12
North Yorkshire 33 17 0
Nottinghamshire 0 0 6
South Yorkshire 0 15 4
Staffordshire 0 0 15
Suffolk 33 0 0
Surrey 0 0 20
Sussex 0 6 5
Thames Valley 40 20 6
Warwickshire 0 0 13
West Mercia 33 9 9
West Midlands 0 15 0
West Yorkshire 0 18 7
Wiltshire 50 0 13
Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0
Gwent 0 20 0
North Wales 0 0 9
South Wales 0 0 9
Total of all 43 forces 8 6 9
NCS 0 0 6
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS) 0 0 0
Central Service secondments 0 0 8
British Transport Police 0 0 0
Total other services 0 0 5
Total police service strength 7 6 8
Total police service strength (excluding BTP) 8 6 9
Police force Percentage Chief Inspector female Percentage Inspector female Percentage Sergeant female Percentage Constable female
Avon and Somerset 21 6 10 18
Bedfordshire 21 7 13 23
Cambridgeshire 8 4 11 20
Cheshire 3 12 14 21
Cleveland 0 7 10 19
Cumbria 8 8 8 25
Derbyshire 0 6 8 21
Devon and Cornwall 9 11 11 21
Dorset 4 8 11 20
Durham 6 9 10 24
Essex 5 9 12 22
Gloucestershire 5 3 12 24
Greater Manchester 13 11 14 21
Hampshire 7 11 15 23
Hertfordshire 11 14 14 24
Humberside 13 7 8 23
Kent 20 11 13 22
Lancashire 12 10 13 22
Leicestershire 15 5 10 19
Lincolnshire 11 7 9 19
London, City of 13 6 8 20
Merseyside 4 11 12 19
Metropolitan Police 6 7 11 19
Norfolk 16 5 11 19
Northamptonshire 0 7 11 23
Northumbria 9 7 10 20
North Yorkshire 0 3 8 21
Nottinghamshire 14 7 11 19
South Yorkshire 6 8 15 22
Staffordshire 4 6 10 23
Suffolk 6 10 8 23
Surrey 10 12 16 24
Sussex 13 13 13 23
Thames Valley 14 12 12 22
Warwickshire 0 6 7 22
West Mercia 16 9 8 22
West Midlands 14 12 15 27
West Yorkshire 4 9 11 22
Wiltshire 0 7 11 24
Dyfed-Powys 0 4 10 20
Gwent 0 10 5 21
North Wales 4 1 10 21
South Wales 4 8 10 20
Total of all 43 forces 8 9 11 21
NCS 14 9 8 12
National Crime Intelligence Service (NCIS) 4 5 7 17
Central Service secondments 8 12 15 26
British Transport Police 3 8 7 13
Total other services 8 9 9 14
Total police service strength 8 9 11 21
Total police service strength (excluding BTP) 9 9 11 21

Note: This and other tables contain full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and sums of the constituent items.

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