HL Deb 17 November 2004 vol 666 cc167-8WA
Lord Marlesford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many police officers are trained and authorised to carry firearms in each police authority in the United Kingdom. [HL4861]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

The number of authorised firearms officers (AFOs) in each police force in England and Wales in 2002–03 (the latest year for which figures are available) is shown in the table.

Number of Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs) 2002–03
Total 5,763
Avon & Somerset 84
Bedfordshire 53
Cambridgeshire 71
Cheshire 89
Cleveland 80

Number of Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs) 2002–03
City of London 72
Cumbria 87
Derbyshire 69
Devon & Cornwall 115
Dorset 59
Durham 102
Essex 184
Gloucestershire 80
Gtr Manchester 202
Hampshire 94
Hertfordshire 47
Humberside 96
Kent 93
Lancashire 129
Leicestershire 68
Lincolnshire 87
Merseyside 84
Metropolitan 1,823
Norfolk 109
Northamptonshire 56
Northumbria 99
North Yorkshire 64
Nottinghamshire 131
South Yorkshire 100
Staffordshire 63
Suffolk 80
Surrey 48
Sussex 141
Thames Valley 180
Warwickshire 51
West Mercia 131
West Midlands 110
West Yorkshire 132
Wiltshire 78
Dyfed Powys 62
Gwent 60
North Wales 75
South Wales 125