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Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the manpower of each police force in respect of (a) number of police officers and (b) number of civilian support staff on 1 November for each of the last five years for which figures are available. [8809]
Mr. Maclean [holding answer 16 December 1996]: Information on police strength was collected at the end of each month until April 1995. Data on police service strength are now collected twice a year, March and September. Information for the last five years is in the table.
Force | 31 October 1992(41) | 31 October 1993(41) | 31 October 1994(41) | 30 September 1995(41) | 30 September 1996(41) | |||||
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Police | Civilians | Police | Civilians | Police | Civilians | Police | Civilians | Police | Civilians | |
Avon and Somerset | 3,068 | 1,254 | 3,048 | 1,338 | 3,025 | 1,325 | 2,986 | 1,294 | 3,004 | 1,315 |
Bedfordshire | 1,129 | 420 | 1,157 | 439 | 1,123 | 477 | 1,116 | 519 | 1,118 | 528 |
Cambridgeshire | 1,262 | 491 | 1,278 | 488 | 1,270 | 488 | 1,254 | 546 | 1,253 | 597 |
Cheshire | 1,888 | 581 | 1,858 | 615 | 1,913 | 641 | 1,951 | 730 | 2.016 | 791 |
City of London | 801 | 378 | 878 | 384 | 889 | 332 | 869 | 338 | 868 | 335 |
Cleveland | 1,490 | 491 | 1,430 | 521 | 1,442 | 525 | 1,430 | 575 | 1,444 | 623 |
Cumbria | 1,192 | 446 | 1,205 | 459 | 1,179 | 484 | 1,144 | 462 | 1,124 | 457 |
Derbyshire | 1,803 | 635 | 1,786 | 657 | 1,803 | 670 | 1,762 | 751 | 1,795 | 737 |
Devon and Cornwall | 2,918 | 1,182 | 2,917 | 1,213 | 2,885 | 1,224 | 2,872 | 1,237 | 2,876 | 1,283 |
Dorset | 1,317 | 630 | 1,302 | 625 | 1,287 | 665 | 1,272 | 671 | 1,262 | 678 |
Durham | 1,390 | 563 | 1,379 | 560 | 1,357 | 508 | 1,377 | 526 | 1,426 | 563 |
Dyfed Powys | 966 | 287 | 968 | 304 | 980 | 311 | 977 | 335 | 998 | 354 |
Essex | 2,963 | 1,200 | 2,964 | 1,279 | 2,909 | 1,329 | 2,897 | 1,270 | 2,927 | 1,400 |
Gloucestershire | 1,154 | 411 | 1,144 | 420 | 1,171 | 425 | 1,142 | 464 | 1,139 | 460 |
Greater Manchester | 7,084 | 2,693 | 7,075 | 2,815 | 6,980 | 2,880 | 7,026 | 2,904 | 6,961 | 2,922 |
Gwent | 1,008 | 346 | 996 | 350 | 1,004 | 350 | 1,006 | 380 | 1,231 | 497 |
Hampshire | 3,269 | 1,169 | 3,272 | 1,212 | 3,259 | 1,317 | 3,307 | 1,409 | 3,362 | 1,429 |
Hertfordshire | 1,690 | 665 | 1,693 | 669 | 1,691 | 699 | 1,704 | 921 | 1,721 | 863 |
Humberside | 2,027 | 760 | 2,029 | 733 | 2,038 | 708 | 2,025 | 670 | 2,042 | 772 |
Kent | 3,099 | 1,230 | 3,183 | 1,228 | 3,137 | 1,181 | 3,100 | 1,290 | 3,227 | 1,332 |
Lancashire | 3,203 | 1,190 | 3,149 | 1,164 | 3,196 | 1,243 | 3,195 | 1,419 | 3,203 | 1,320 |
Leicestershire | 1,846 | 758 | 1,829 | 724 | 1,835 | 755 | 1,860 | 747 | 1,933 | 776 |
Lincolnshire | 1,188 | 509 | 1,212 | 516 | 1,214 | 528 | 1,164 | 452 | 1,157 | 513 |
Merseyside | 4,687 | 1,757 | 4,690 | 1,781 | 4,688 | 1,773 | 4,536 | 1,797 | 4,271 | 1,825 |
Metropolitan | 27,804 | 16,205 | 27,695 | 16.324 | 27.627 | 15.767 | 27.395 | 16.762 | 27.049 | 15,353 |
Norfolk | 1,419 | 499 | 1,437 | 531 | 1,419 | 548 | 1,392 | 553 | 1,399 | 616 |
Northamptonshire | 1,197 | 467 | 1,190 | 518 | 1,171 | 500 | 1,161 | 492 | 1,186 | 583 |
Northumbria | 3,578 | 1,381 | 3,595 | 1,330 | 3,593 | 1,397 | 3,611 | 1,402 | 3,693 | 1,332 |
North Wales | 1,369 | 491 | 1,359 | 507 | 1,369 | 484 | 1,352 | 472 | 1,381 | 554 |
North Yorkshire | 1,411 | 483 | 1,349 | 464 | 1,323 | 522 | 1,311 | 537 | 1,334 | 623 |
Nottinghamshire | 2,343 | 802 | 2,360 | 871 | 2,345 | 934 | 2,314 | 1,022 | 2,339 | 1,058 |
South Wales | 3,182 | 1,180 | 3,159 | 1,279 | 3,048 | 1,215 | 2,954 | 1,240 | 2,913 | 1,233 |
South Yorkshire | 3,013 | 986 | 3,022 | 1,211 | 3,030 | 1,283 | 3,041 | 1,292 | 3,128 | 1,398 |
Staffordshire | 2,196 | 781 | 2,194 | 773 | 2,207 | 763 | 2,190 | 800 | 2,220 | 794 |
Suffolk | 1,240 | 556 | 1,224 | 543 | 1,209 | 544 | 1,158 | 520 | 1,159 | 532 |
Surrey | 1,684 | 650 | 1,663 | 709 | 1,673 | 721 | 1,656 | 796 | 1,652 | 793 |
Sussex | 3,007 | 1,131 | 2,977 | 1,153 | 2,949 | 1,182 | 3,020 | 1,219 | 3,097 | 1,310 |
Thames Valley | 3,843 | 1,603 | 3,886 | 1,647 | 3,887 | 1,767 | 3,760 | 1,913 | 3,682 | 1,972 |
Warwickshire | 1,007 | 356 | 1,031 | 364 | 1,038 | 363 | 983 | 412 | 948 | 406 |
West Mercia | 2,061 | 967 | 2,057 | 969 | 2,042 | 995 | 2,008 | 1,038 | 2,011 | 1,002 |
West Midlands | 6,935 | 2,717 | 6,961 | 2,729 | 6,991 | 2,859 | 7,078 | 2,957 | 7,203 | 2,611 |
West Yorkshire | 5,095 | 2,034 | 5,005 | 2,032 | 5,036 | 2,092 | 5,122 | 2,149 | 5,154 | 2,224 |
Wiltshire | 1,257 | 523 | 1,272 | 516 | 1,260 | 501 | 1,236 | 521 | 1,166 | 514 |
Total | 126,043 | 53,858 | 125,878 | 54,953 | 125,492 | 55,275 | 124,710 | 57,790 | 125,050 | 57,278 |
(41) Strength information is collected on the last day of the month. Civilian strength includes traffic wardens.
(42) Since April 1995 information on police numbers is collected only twice a year (March and September).
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Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many registered disabled prisoners were in each of Her Majesty's prisons on the last date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [9086]
(3) how many registered disabled offenders were received into custody during each year since 1990 and to date in 1996; and if he will make a statement. [9089]
Miss Widdecombe [holding answer 17 December 1996]: Responsibility for these matters has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 18 December 1996:
Mr. Carlile:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which prisons have been adapted to hold (a) disabled prisoners who require wheelchair access and (b) other physically disabled prisoners; what adaptations have been made to the prisons; and if he will make a statement. [9088]
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Miss Widdecombe
[holding answer 17 December 1996]: Responsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Richard Tilt to Mr. Alex Carlile, dated 18 December 1996:
Mr. Hain:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) permanent and (b) non-permanent staff there have been in (i) his Department and (ii) executive agencies of his Department in each year since 1992. [9666]
Mr. Howard:
The tables set out available information for the Home Office and its executive agencies. The information for the agencies has been provided by the chief executives of the United Kingdom Passport Agency and the Fire Service College, the Director General of the Forensic Science Service and the Director General of the Prison Service. The information for the non- Prison Service Home Office gives the position as at 20 November and that for the Prison Service gives the position as at 2 December. Non-permanent staff include casuals, certain industrial staff and those staff having neither an established nor a fixed-term employment status.
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For the purpose of producing statistics on civil service staff, fixed-term appointees are regarded as permanent staff, and are, therefore, included in the figures for permanent staff given. Information under (b) for the years prior to 1996 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Questions about the Prison Service's policy concerning disabled prisoners, the number of registered disabled offenders who were received into custody during each year since 1990 and to date in 1996, and the number of registered disabled prisoners who were in each of Her Majesty's prisons on the last day for which figures are available.
On 20 November 1996 the Prison Service issued Instruction to Governors 79/1996, entitled "Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Disabled Prisoners and Visitors". This instruction outlines the Prison Service's policy with regard to the provision of goods, facilities and services for disabled prisoners and visitors to establishments. A copy of the instruction is enclosed and I have arranged for a copy to be placed in the Library.
The Prison Service has not, historically, kept records of the number of prisoners who are registered disabled and could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost. We have recently put in hand a survey of the number of disabled prisoners in our custody, whether registered disabled or not. I shall be pleased to write to you again when we have analysed the results.
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question about which prisons have been adapted to hold (a) disabled prisoners who require wheelchair access and (b) other physically disabled prisoners.
The practice of the Prison Service is for staff to ensure that the needs of prisoners with disabilities are met on an individual basis, from reception throughout their time in custody. Staff assess their requirements and seek to provide particular facilities depending on the nature of their disability. The construction of facilities for disabled prisoners is part of this process and local minor work e.g. cell modification, will cover most individual needs. For this reason we do not have comprehensive central records of all modifications made to buildings and it is not therefore possible to categorise prisons into those that do or do not have provision for disabled prisoners.
Our standard briefing guides for new buildings provide for access ramps, lifts, toilets, and for circulation routes to be made suitable for the passage of wheelchairs. Wherever practical these guides are also taken into account when existing facilities are refurbished.
(a) Permanent staff | (b) Non-permanent staff | |
---|---|---|
1996 | 9,280 | 373 |
1995 | 9,252 | -- |
1994 | 10,367 | -- |
1993 | 9,378 | -- |
1992 | 12.069 | -- |
The 1992 figures predate the formation of the Forensic Science Service as an executive agency: staff who formed the agency on the 1 April 1992 are therefore included in these figures.
(a) Permanent staff | (b) Non-permanent staff | |
---|---|---|
1996 | 1,197 | 8 |
1995 | 725 | -- |
1994 | 706 | -- |
1993 | 646 | -- |
The 1996 figure includes staff joining the FSS from the Metropolitan Police Laboratory. Figures for 1993-95 are taken from MANDATE returns to Cabinet Office.
(a) Permanent staff | (b) Non-permanent staff | |
---|---|---|
1996 | 179 | 9 |
1995 | 189 | 5 |
1994 | 181 | 5 |
1993 | 152 | -- |
Figures for 1993 are taken from MANDATE returns to Cabinet Office.
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(a) Permanent staff | (b) Non-permanent staff | |
---|---|---|
1996 | 1,525 | 465 |
1995 | 1,411 | 315 |
1994 | 1,352 | 201 |
1993 | 1,474 | 116 |
1992 | 1,304 | 92 |
(a) Permanent staff | (b) Non-permanent staff | |
---|---|---|
1996 | (43)40,505 | 900 |
1995 | 39,275 | -- |
1994 | 38,964 | -- |
1993 | 38,008 | -- |
1992 | 33,606 | -- |
(43) The information has been taken from the Prison Service personnel information system which is currently being updated using a new computer system.
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for his Department (a) how many people in total are employed, (b) how many of the total number of staff are (i) male and (ii) female and (c) how many (I) men and (II) women are employed on a (1) full-time and (2) part-time basis. [7487]
Mr. Howard: The table sets out the available information for the Home Office and the executive agencies. The information for the agencies has been provided by the chief executives of the United Kingdom Passport Agency and the Fire Service College, the Director General of the Forensic Science Service, and the Director General of the Prison Service. This information gives the position as at 16 December. The Prison Service is in the process of transferring to a new establishment-based computer system for the provision of personnel information.
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Area | Male | Female | Total | ||||
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Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | ||
Home Office Main | 4,476 | 43 | 4,519 | 3,616 | 679 | 4,295 | 8,814 |
Her Majesty's Prison Service | 30,219 | 1,052 | 31,271 | 7,058 | 1,425 | 8,483 | 39,754 |
Forensic Science Service | 596 | 3 | 599 | 516 | 141 | 657 | 1,256 |
Fire Service College | 109 | 1 | 110 | 79 | 8 | 87 | 197 |
United Kingdom Passport Agency | 520 | 24 | 544 | 782 | 234 | 1,106 | 1,560 |
Total | 35,920 | 1,123 | 37,043 | 12,051 | 2,487 | 14,628 | 51,581 |
Home Office figures are for permanent non-industrial staff.
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