House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 28 Jul 2000 (pt 63)

Animal Welfare

Mr. Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Animal Procedures Committee will initiate its proposed public consultation on the cost benefit analysis test; and if he has indicated to the committee a date by which a report on this should be made. [132302]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: I understand from the chairman of the Animal Procedures Committee that he intends that the consultation letter to the public on cost/benefit issues will be sent out this autumn and that a report will be presented in the summer 2001.

Cyclists

Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the causes of the decline in prosecutions for riding a pedal cycle under the influence of drink or drugs during the last decade. [133549]

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Mr. Boateng: No assessment has been made by my Department.

Mr. Boateng: The issuing of fixed penalties for cycling offences is an operational matter for individual chief officers of police. Data from Essex have now been received and show that 76 fixed penalty notices were issued for cycling on the pavement in the period August to December 1999. I have no plans to call for reports in this instance from Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Humberside and Gwent.

Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) of 26 June 2000, Official Report, columns 384-86W, if he will call for reports on the reasons for the fewness of fixed penalties for cycling on pedestrian footways in (a) Cheshire, (b) Cleveland, (c) Cumbria, (d) Derbyshire, (e) Dorset, (f) Durham, (g) Lancashire, (h) Norfolk, (i) Northamptonshire, (j) Nottinghamshire, (k) Staffordshire, (l) Thames Valley, (m) Warwickshire, (n) West Midlands, (o) Wiltshire, (p) Dyfed-Powys and (q) South Wales between 1 August and 31 December 1999. [133993]

Mr. Boateng: The issuing of fixed penalties is an operational matter for the police. I have no plans to call for reports in this instance for the police forces concerned.

Mr. Boateng: The issuing of fixed penalties is an operational matter for the police. I have no plans to call for reports in this instance from the police forces concerned.

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Paedophiles

Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has for a DNA database of paedophiles. [133419]

Mr. Charles Clarke: The National Database holds DNA profiles for those suspected, or convicted, of a recordable offence. This includes paedophiles.

Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his estimate is of the additional policing resources required for the protection of school children as a result of the identification of paedophiles by the News of the World newspaper. [133420]

Mr. Boateng: The newspaper article in the News of the World was regrettable. It may undermine the valuable work done by the police and probation services in monitoring the activities of sex offenders in the community.

We do not know how many offenders have left, or may leave, their homes or are in the process of changing their identities, or will do so in anticipation of the newspaper identifying them. Such moves add to police work.

I understand from inquiries my officials have made, that the police are currently putting their resources into monitoring, supporting or protecting identified sex offenders and their families, and in at least one case, to handling an attack on an innocent man and women.

I am sure that forces will keep under review whether they need to put further resources into this area.

Racing

Mrs. Golding: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to discuss starting prices with the racing bodies. [133747]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: I have asked a representative of the Starting Price Executive to meet me in September to discuss public concerns. I am also hoping to meet a representative of the Betting Office Licensees Association. I am maintaining a keen interest in the progress being made on the review of the impact of recent changes to the arrangements for establishing starting prices.

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Police Training

Mr. Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements are in place within the police for encouraging graduate recruits to the Management Training Scheme. [132929]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 27 July 2000]: The police service is one of the largest employers of graduates: figures from Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary indicate that over 500 graduate entrants were appointed as police officers in 1998-99. There is also a national accelerated promotion scheme for graduates (APSG) which offers accelerated promotion and management development opportunities for those who have the potential to rise to the highest ranks within the service.

Police Statistics

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of police officers in each rank are from minority ethnic communities in each force and in total (a) now and (b) in the two previous years; how many additional officers will be needed to reach the 10 year targets set for recruitment and retention (i) in total and (ii) on average each year; and if he will make a statement. [133152]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 27 July 2000]: Tables 1 to 3 show the number of officers from minority ethnic communities by rank and police force areas for the year to March 2000 and the two preceding years.

The proportions given are not exact as the figures for officers from minority ethnic communities are in terms of number of people and the total used to calculate the proportion is based on full-time equivalents. This means that the proportion of officers from ethnic minority communities will be over estimated.

Table 4 sets out numbers of ethnic minority officers which need to be recruited to meet my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary's race equality recruitment targets. These are to be met over the period 1999 to 2009--there is no requirement for this to be achieved through equal annual increments. The target for retention is that the percentage of ethnic minority officers leaving the service through resignation or dismissal should equal the percentage of white officers leaving under similar circumstances.

Progress against targets will be monitored by the Home Office.

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Table 1: Police strength in England and WalesEthnic minority strength as at 31 March 2000

Ranks

Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector

Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion

Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5

Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lancashire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0

Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Metropolitan Police 0 0 2 6 5 2 8 2

Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11

Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 4

South Wales 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2

South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0

NCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NCIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total all forces 0 0 2 1 11 1 20 1

	Ranks
	Chief Constable	Assistant Chief Constable	Superintendent	Chief Inspector
	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Avon and Somerset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
City of London	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Manchester	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gwent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Humberside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Metropolitan Police	0	0	2	6	5	2	8	2
Norfolk	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Northamptonshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
Northumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
North Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Nottinghamshire	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	4
South Wales	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	2
South Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Suffolk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Thames Valley	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Warwickshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0
NCS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NCIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Total all forces	0	0	2	1	11	1	20	1

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Ranks

Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks

Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion

Avon and Somerset 0 0 4 1 28 1 32 1

Bedfordshire 1 2 6 4 30 4 37 4

Cambridgeshire 0 0 5 3 27 3 32 3

Cheshire 0 0 1 0 7 0 8 0

City of London 1 2 0 0 16 3 17 2

Cleveland 0 0 2 1 15 1 17 1

Cumbria 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 0

Derbyshire 3 3 4 1 31 2 38 2

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0

Dorset 1 1 0 0 6 1 7 1

Durham 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 1

Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0

Essex 3 2 7 2 23 1 35 1

Gloucestershire 0 0 2 1 13 2 15 1

Greater Manchester 7 2 27 3 135 3 170 3

Gwent 0 0 1 0 16 2 17 1

Hampshire 0 0 4 1 25 1 29 1

Hertfordshire 2 2 3 1 19 1 25 1

Humberside 1 1 0 0 13 1 14 1

Kent 2 1 1 0 35 1 38 1

Lancashire 0 0 5 1 37 2 42 1

Leicestershire 4 4 10 4 73 5 88 4

Lincolnshire 0 0 6 3 6 1 12 1

Merseyside 0 0 5 1 66 2 72 2

Metropolitan Police 27 2 95 2 872 4 1,009 4

Norfolk 2 3 0 0 9 1 12 1

Northamptonshire 1 2 2 1 29 3 33 3

Northumbria 0 0 4 1 27 1 32 1

North Wales 0 0 2 1 3 0 5 0

North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0

Nottinghamshire 1 1 6 2 56 3 65 3

South Wales 3 2 2 0 29 1 36 1

South Yorkshire 2 1 10 2 60 2 72 2

Staffordshire 0 0 4 1 29 2 33 2

Suffolk 0 0 0 0 15 2 15 1

Surrey 0 0 1 0 24 2 25 1

Sussex 0 0 2 0 21 1 24 1

Thames Valley 2 1 7 1 72 2 82 2

Warwickshire 1 2 3 2 16 2 20 2

West Mercia 1 1 2 1 22 2 25 1

West Midlands 7 2 41 4 282 5 330 5

West Yorkshire 3 1 12 2 111 3 127 3

Wiltshire 1 2 0 0 8 1 10 1

NCS 3 3 1 0 18 2 22 2

NCIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total all forces 80 1 288 2 2,353 2 2,754 2

	Ranks
	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable	Total ranks
	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Avon and Somerset	0	0	4	1	28	1	32	1
Bedfordshire	1	2	6	4	30	4	37	4
Cambridgeshire	0	0	5	3	27	3	32	3
Cheshire	0	0	1	0	7	0	8	0
City of London	1	2	0	0	16	3	17	2
Cleveland	0	0	2	1	15	1	17	1
Cumbria	1	2	1	1	1	0	3	0
Derbyshire	3	3	4	1	31	2	38	2
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	0	0	8	0	8	0
Dorset	1	1	0	0	6	1	7	1
Durham	0	0	0	0	12	1	12	1
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0
Essex	3	2	7	2	23	1	35	1
Gloucestershire	0	0	2	1	13	2	15	1
Greater Manchester	7	2	27	3	135	3	170	3
Gwent	0	0	1	0	16	2	17	1
Hampshire	0	0	4	1	25	1	29	1
Hertfordshire	2	2	3	1	19	1	25	1
Humberside	1	1	0	0	13	1	14	1
Kent	2	1	1	0	35	1	38	1
Lancashire	0	0	5	1	37	2	42	1
Leicestershire	4	4	10	4	73	5	88	4
Lincolnshire	0	0	6	3	6	1	12	1
Merseyside	0	0	5	1	66	2	72	2
Metropolitan Police	27	2	95	2	872	4	1,009	4
Norfolk	2	3	0	0	9	1	12	1
Northamptonshire	1	2	2	1	29	3	33	3
Northumbria	0	0	4	1	27	1	32	1
North Wales	0	0	2	1	3	0	5	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	0
Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	2	56	3	65	3
South Wales	3	2	2	0	29	1	36	1
South Yorkshire	2	1	10	2	60	2	72	2
Staffordshire	0	0	4	1	29	2	33	2
Suffolk	0	0	0	0	15	2	15	1
Surrey	0	0	1	0	24	2	25	1
Sussex	0	0	2	0	21	1	24	1
Thames Valley	2	1	7	1	72	2	82	2
Warwickshire	1	2	3	2	16	2	20	2
West Mercia	1	1	2	1	22	2	25	1
West Midlands	7	2	41	4	282	5	330	5
West Yorkshire	3	1	12	2	111	3	127	3
Wiltshire	1	2	0	0	8	1	10	1
NCS	3	3	1	0	18	2	22	2
NCIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Total all forces	80	1	288	2	2,353	2	2,754	2

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Table 2: Police strength in England and WalesEthnic minority strength as at 31 March 1999

Ranks

Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector

Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion

Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5

Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lancashire 0 0 1 33 0 0 0 0

Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0

Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 1

Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9

Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9

South Wales 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2

South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6

NCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NCIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total all forces 0 0 1 1 8 1 16 1

	Ranks
	Chief Constable	Assistant Chief Constable	Superintendent	Chief Inspector
	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Avon and Somerset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
City of London	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Manchester	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gwent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Humberside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	0	0	1	33	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Police	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1
Norfolk	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Northamptonshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
Northumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
North Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
South Wales	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	2
South Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Suffolk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thames Valley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Warwickshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
NCS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NCIS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Total all forces	0	0	1	1	8	1	16	1

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Ranks

Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks

Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion

Avon and Somerset 0 0 3 1 30 7 33 1

Bedfordshire 1 2 6 4 29 20 36 4

Cambridgeshire 0 0 4 2 24 13 28 3

Cheshire 0 0 0 0 8 3 8 0

City of London 1 2 0 0 16 15 17 3

Cleveland 0 0 1 0 8 4 9 1

Cumbria 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0

Derbyshire 1 1 5 2 29 11 35 3

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 0

Dorset 1 2 0 0 5 2 6 1

Durham 0 0 0 0 10 5 10 1

Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0

Essex 2 1 6 1 22 5 32 1

Gloucestershire 0 0 2 1 10 6 12 1

Greater Manchester 3 1 32 3 130 13 166 3

Gwent 0 0 1 1 13 7 14 1

Hampshire 0 0 2 0 25 5 27 1

Hertfordshire 0 0 2 1 15 6 18 1

Humberside 0 0 1 0 10 3 11 1

Kent 0 0 4 1 33 7 37 1

Lancashire 0 0 6 1 32 6 39 2

Leicestershire 4 4 10 4 74 28 89 6

Lincolnshire 0 0 4 2 3 2 7 1

Merseyside 1 1 5 1 70 11 76 2

Metropolitan Police 15 1 69 2 791 19 884 4

Norfolk 2 3 0 0 9 4 12 1

Northamptonshire 1 2 2 1 28 17 32 4

Northumbria 0 0 4 1 27 5 32 1

North Wales 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0

North Yorkshire 1 2 0 0 3 1 4 0

Nottinghamshire 1 1 6 2 51 15 60 3

South Wales 3 2 1 0 26 6 32 1

South Yorkshire 2 1 8 2 58 12 68 3

Staffordshire 0 0 4 1 28 8 32 2

Suffolk 0 0 0 0 15 9 15 2

Surrey 0 0 1 0 20 8 21 2

Sussex 0 0 3 1 20 5 23 1

Thames Valley 1 1 9 2 70 12 81 3

Warwickshire 1 2 2 2 19 16 22 3

West Mercia 1 1 3 1 21 7 25 2

West Midlands 6 2 35 4 272 27 313 5

West Yorkshire 1 0 12 2 117 17 131 3

Wiltshire 1 2 0 0 8 4 10 1

NCS 0 0 4 2 16 7 20 2

NCIS 0 0 0 0 5 9 5 4

Total all forces 50 1 258 1 2,212 2 2,545 2

	Ranks
	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable	Total ranks
	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Avon and Somerset	0	0	3	1	30	7	33	1
Bedfordshire	1	2	6	4	29	20	36	4
Cambridgeshire	0	0	4	2	24	13	28	3
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	8	3	8	0
City of London	1	2	0	0	16	15	17	3
Cleveland	0	0	1	0	8	4	9	1
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0
Derbyshire	1	1	5	2	29	11	35	3
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	0	0	6	1	6	0
Dorset	1	2	0	0	5	2	6	1
Durham	0	0	0	0	10	5	10	1
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0
Essex	2	1	6	1	22	5	32	1
Gloucestershire	0	0	2	1	10	6	12	1
Greater Manchester	3	1	32	3	130	13	166	3
Gwent	0	0	1	1	13	7	14	1
Hampshire	0	0	2	0	25	5	27	1
Hertfordshire	0	0	2	1	15	6	18	1
Humberside	0	0	1	0	10	3	11	1
Kent	0	0	4	1	33	7	37	1
Lancashire	0	0	6	1	32	6	39	2
Leicestershire	4	4	10	4	74	28	89	6
Lincolnshire	0	0	4	2	3	2	7	1
Merseyside	1	1	5	1	70	11	76	2
Metropolitan Police	15	1	69	2	791	19	884	4
Norfolk	2	3	0	0	9	4	12	1
Northamptonshire	1	2	2	1	28	17	32	4
Northumbria	0	0	4	1	27	5	32	1
North Wales	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0
North Yorkshire	1	2	0	0	3	1	4	0
Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	2	51	15	60	3
South Wales	3	2	1	0	26	6	32	1
South Yorkshire	2	1	8	2	58	12	68	3
Staffordshire	0	0	4	1	28	8	32	2
Suffolk	0	0	0	0	15	9	15	2
Surrey	0	0	1	0	20	8	21	2
Sussex	0	0	3	1	20	5	23	1
Thames Valley	1	1	9	2	70	12	81	3
Warwickshire	1	2	2	2	19	16	22	3
West Mercia	1	1	3	1	21	7	25	2
West Midlands	6	2	35	4	272	27	313	5
West Yorkshire	1	0	12	2	117	17	131	3
Wiltshire	1	2	0	0	8	4	10	1
NCS	0	0	4	2	16	7	20	2
NCIS	0	0	0	0	5	9	5	4

Total all forces	50	1	258	1	2,212	2	2,545	2

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Table 3: Police strength in England and WalesEthnic minority strength as at 31 March 1998

Ranks

Chief Constable Assistant Chief Constable Superintendent Chief Inspector

Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion

Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Durham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Essex 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Greater Manchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Humberside 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0

Kent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lancashire 0 0 1 25 0 0 0 0

Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0

Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 1

Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9

Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5

South Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6

Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Midlands 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2

West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0

Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6

Total all forces 0 0 1 1 7 1 17 1

	Ranks
	Chief Constable	Assistant Chief Constable	Superintendent	Chief Inspector
	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Avon and Somerset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
City of London	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greater Manchester	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Gwent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Humberside	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	0	0	1	25	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Police	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	1
Norfolk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northamptonshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
Northumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
North Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
South Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
South Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Suffolk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thames Valley	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Warwickshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2
West Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

Total all forces	0	0	1	1	7	1	17	1

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Ranks

Inspector Sergeant Constable Total ranks

Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion Number Proportion

Avon and Somerset 0 0 3 1 31 1 34 1

Bedfordshire 1 2 3 2 33 4 37 3

Cambridgeshire 0 0 4 2 27 3 31 2

Cheshire 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0

City of London 1 2 0 0 19 3 20 2

Cleveland 0 0 1 0 17 1 18 1

Cumbria 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

Derbyshire 1 1 7 3 29 2 37 2

Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0

Dorset 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 0

Durham 0 0 0 0 7 1 7 0

Dyfed Powys 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Essex 3 2 5 1 27 1 36 1

Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 12 1 12 1

Greater Manchester 3 1 31 3 129 2 164 2

Gwent 0 0 0 0 13 1 13 1

Hampshire 0 0 3 1 24 1 27 1

Hertfordshire 0 0 1 0 18 1 20 1

Humberside 0 0 1 0 11 1 13 1

Kent 0 0 5 1 29 1 34 1

Lancashire 0 0 2 0 36 1 39 1

Leicestershire 2 2 12 5 74 5 89 4

Lincolnshire 0 0 2 1 4 0 6 1

Merseyside 1 1 1 0 70 2 72 2

Metropolitan Police 11 1 57 1 785 4 861 3

Norfolk 2 3 0 0 7 1 9 1

Northamptonshire 1 2 2 1 27 3 31 3

Northumbria 0 0 3 1 29 1 33 1

North Wales 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

North Yorkshire 1 2 0 0 6 1 7 1

Nottinghamshire 2 2 6 2 52 3 61 3

South Wales 2 1 2 0 23 1 29 1

South Yorkshire 2 1 7 1 61 2 70 2

Staffordshire 0 0 4 1 29 2 33 1

Suffolk 0 0 0 0 13 1 13 1

Surrey 0 0 1 0 19 2 20 1

Sussex 0 0 2 0 21 1 23 1

Thames Valley 1 1 9 2 66 2 78 2

Warwickshire 1 2 3 2 19 3 23 2

West Mercia 1 1 1 0 24 2 26 1

West Midlands 2 1 38 4 252 4 294 4

West Yorkshire 1 0 12 2 119 3 133 3

Wiltshire 0 0 1 1 8 1 10 1

Total all forces 39 1 230 1 2,189 2 2,483 2

	Ranks
	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable	Total ranks
	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion	Number	Proportion
Avon and Somerset	0	0	3	1	31	1	34	1
Bedfordshire	1	2	3	2	33	4	37	3
Cambridgeshire	0	0	4	2	27	3	31	2
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	0
City of London	1	2	0	0	19	3	20	2
Cleveland	0	0	1	0	17	1	18	1
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Derbyshire	1	1	7	3	29	2	37	2
Devon and Cornwall	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0
Dorset	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	0
Durham	0	0	0	0	7	1	7	0
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Essex	3	2	5	1	27	1	36	1
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	12	1	12	1
Greater Manchester	3	1	31	3	129	2	164	2
Gwent	0	0	0	0	13	1	13	1
Hampshire	0	0	3	1	24	1	27	1
Hertfordshire	0	0	1	0	18	1	20	1
Humberside	0	0	1	0	11	1	13	1
Kent	0	0	5	1	29	1	34	1
Lancashire	0	0	2	0	36	1	39	1
Leicestershire	2	2	12	5	74	5	89	4
Lincolnshire	0	0	2	1	4	0	6	1
Merseyside	1	1	1	0	70	2	72	2
Metropolitan Police	11	1	57	1	785	4	861	3
Norfolk	2	3	0	0	7	1	9	1
Northamptonshire	1	2	2	1	27	3	31	3
Northumbria	0	0	3	1	29	1	33	1
North Wales	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
North Yorkshire	1	2	0	0	6	1	7	1
Nottinghamshire	2	2	6	2	52	3	61	3
South Wales	2	1	2	0	23	1	29	1
South Yorkshire	2	1	7	1	61	2	70	2
Staffordshire	0	0	4	1	29	2	33	1
Suffolk	0	0	0	0	13	1	13	1
Surrey	0	0	1	0	19	2	20	1
Sussex	0	0	2	0	21	1	23	1
Thames Valley	1	1	9	2	66	2	78	2
Warwickshire	1	2	3	2	19	3	23	2
West Mercia	1	1	1	0	24	2	26	1
West Midlands	2	1	38	4	252	4	294	4
West Yorkshire	1	0	12	2	119	3	133	3
Wiltshire	0	0	1	1	8	1	10	1

Total all forces	39	1	230	1	2,189	2	2,483	2

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Table 4: Police forces England and Wales

Increase in ethnic minority officers needed to meet target Average increase each year

Avon and Somerset 25 2.5

Bedfordshire 69 6.9

Cambridgeshire 19 1.9

Cheshire 14 1.4

City of London 38 3.8

Cleveland 1 0.1

Cumbria 10 1.0

Derbyshire 22 2.2

Devon and Cornwall 25 2.5

Dorset 7 0.7

Durham 6 0.6

Dyfed Powys 9 0.9

Essex 12 1.2

Gloucestershire 5 0.5

Greater Manchester 356 35.6

Gwent ⁽¹⁾-- ⁽¹⁾--

Hampshire 42 4.2

Hertfordshire 60 6.0

Humberside 11 1.1

Kent 38 3.8

Lancashire 123 12.3

Leicestershire 129 12.9

Lincolnshire 7 0.7

Merseyside 14 1.4

Metropolitan Police 5,661 566.1

Norfolk ⁽¹⁾-- ⁽¹⁾--

Northamptonshire ⁽¹⁾-- ⁽¹⁾--

Northumbria 25 2.5

North Wales 13 1.3

North Yorkshire 11 1.1

Nottinghamshire 20 2.0

South Wales 12 1.2

South Yorkshire 35 3.5

Staffordshire 9 0.9

Suffolk ⁽¹⁾-- ⁽¹⁾--

Surrey 32 3.2

Sussex 47 4.7

Thames Valley 122 12.2

Warwickshire 14 1.4

West Mercia 15 1.5

West Midlands 862 86.2

West Yorkshire 345 34.5

Wiltshire ⁽¹⁾-- ⁽¹⁾--

Total 8,265 826.5

NCS 65 6.5

NCIS 15 1.5

	Increase in ethnic minority officers needed to meet target	Average increase each year
Avon and Somerset	25	2.5
Bedfordshire	69	6.9
Cambridgeshire	19	1.9
Cheshire	14	1.4
City of London	38	3.8
Cleveland	1	0.1
Cumbria	10	1.0
Derbyshire	22	2.2
Devon and Cornwall	25	2.5
Dorset	7	0.7
Durham	6	0.6
Dyfed Powys	9	0.9
Essex	12	1.2
Gloucestershire	5	0.5
Greater Manchester	356	35.6
Gwent	⁽¹⁾--	⁽¹⁾--
Hampshire	42	4.2
Hertfordshire	60	6.0
Humberside	11	1.1
Kent	38	3.8
Lancashire	123	12.3
Leicestershire	129	12.9
Lincolnshire	7	0.7
Merseyside	14	1.4
Metropolitan Police	5,661	566.1
Norfolk	⁽¹⁾--	⁽¹⁾--
Northamptonshire	⁽¹⁾--	⁽¹⁾--
Northumbria	25	2.5
North Wales	13	1.3
North Yorkshire	11	1.1
Nottinghamshire	20	2.0
South Wales	12	1.2
South Yorkshire	35	3.5
Staffordshire	9	0.9
Suffolk	⁽¹⁾--	⁽¹⁾--
Surrey	32	3.2
Sussex	47	4.7
Thames Valley	122	12.2
Warwickshire	14	1.4
West Mercia	15	1.5
West Midlands	862	86.2
West Yorkshire	345	34.5
Wiltshire	⁽¹⁾--	⁽¹⁾--
Total	8,265	826.5
NCS	65	6.5
NCIS	15	1.5

⁽¹⁾ On target

28 Jul 2000 : Column: 1152W

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 17 July 2000, Official Report, column 178W, on police numbers, based on available information and the additional funds for police recruitment, what are the revised projections for the total number of police officers in England and Wales in (a) March 2001, (b) March 2002, (c) March 2003 and (d) March 2004, in total and in each force; what is the estimated average increase for each force in each year; and if he will make a statement. [133177]

Mr. Charles Clarke [holding answer 27 July 2000]: The projections we have for future years were set out in my reply to the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr. Paterson) on 24 July 2000, Official Report, columns 756-57W.

The figures I gave include the 4,000 extra Crime Fighting Fund recruits that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced on 19 July 2000, Official

28 Jul 2000 : Column: 1153W

Report, columns 376-91. My officials are consulting police service and police authority representatives about the allocation of the 4,000 and I expect to be able to announce the allocation of those extra recruits to forces during the recess.

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