House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 12 Feb 2002 (pt 39)

Jury Trial

Tony Baldry: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on trial by jury; and if he will make a statement. [32367]

Mr. Keith Bradley: The Government are committed to jury trial for those cases that warrant it. Sir Robin Auld's review of the criminal courts, the report of which was published last October, made a number of recommendations with major implications for trial by jury. The Government are considering the report and will announce their conclusions by way of a White Paper in the spring.

Drug Awareness Programmes

Linda Gilroy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contribution he plans that coroners' courts will make to drug awareness programmes. [32369]

Beverley Hughes: Data from inquest cases can assist in providing a firm baseline for measuring the effectiveness of drug prevention strategies. The Government action plan to prevent drug-related deaths, announced last November, undertook to increase information from coroners' reports and to provide best practice guidance and training to coroners by March 2003.

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Media reporting of inquests into drug-related deaths can bring home to the public the dangers involved in misusing drugs. At least one coroner has sought to encourage senior school children to attend such inquest hearings.

Extradition

Ann Clwyd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with United States officials about the potential extradition of terrorist suspects to the USA. [33609]

Mr. Blunkett [holding answer 5 February 2002]: I discussed extradition in general terms at meetings with Mr. John Ashcroft, the United States Attorney-General, on 12 December 2001; and Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on 17 January 2002.

The United States is an important extradition partner and officials routinely have to discuss individual cases with their authorities, as the need arises. We also keep our extradition relations with them under general review.

Youth Referrals

Mr. Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people aged under 16 years have been referred to local authority social services departments by criminal courts over the last five years in (a) England and Wales and (b) Devon. [34499]

Beverley Hughes [holding answer 8 February 2002]: The Home Office Court Proceedings Database does not contain the information requested.

Volunteering

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to encourage people to take part in volunteering activity. [34562]

Angela Eagle: The Government have set themselves a target of making 1 million more people active in their communities by 2004. The active community unit has made significant investment in projects and initiatives aimed at encouraging people to take part in voluntary activity and making it easier for them to do so. Timebank, the Community Channel, Do-It and other initiatives have been established in partnership with media organisations. We are investing £19 million in the experience corps. Mentoring projects have been established with funding announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in January 2001.

English Language

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of those known to have settled in the United Kingdom in the last 10 years is fluent in the English language. [34674]

Angela Eagle [holding answer 8 February 2002]: There are no recent, reliable figures about the number of people who have settled in the United Kingdom within the last 10 years who are fluent in English. We do not routinely ask people applying for settlement about their linguistic ability.

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In 2002, some 125,090 people were accepted for settlement. Some of them will have English as their first language and others will have developed a degree of fluency by virtue of the time they have spent here before becoming eligible for settlement.

Racial Attacks

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he collates on the ethnic origin of the (a) perpetrators and (b) victims of racially motivated attacks; and if he will make a statement. [34678]

Angela Eagle [holding answer 8 February 2002]: The Home Office collects information on the ethnic origin of victims and perpetrators through the British Crime Survey. The most recent findings relating to racially motivated crimes were published in October 2001 in Home Office Research Study Number 223, 'Crime, Policing and Justice: the experience of ethnic minorities'.

A new statistical return covering the offence group, age, gender and ethnic appearance of victims of racist crimes was introduced from 1 April 2001 in police forces. The first returns are expected at the end of this financial year and will be published by the Home Office in its annual publication, 'Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System'.

Sentencing

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 4 February 2002, Official Report, column 666W, to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Ms Munn) how many persons (a) under and (b) over 18 participated in the on-line consultation on the Fairer Sentencing website; how many were students; and what evidence he has of the representative nature of those participants. [34779]

Beverley Hughes [holding answer 8 February 2002]: As indicated in the Introduction to the overview of the responses to consultation on the Halliday report that I announced on 4 February, over 1,200 attempts were made at the quiz on the Fairer Sentencing website, and about 100 messages posted on the debate forum. In addition, over 120 e-mails have been received, some of which have come through that website. Those who participated in this way were not asked to give any personal information though a very small number did so. Access to the on-line debating facility was available to all with access to the Internet through this website. Its availability was publicised widely and was designed to enable a wider section of the public to contribute to the debate. The consultation was not intended to be a scientifically based opinion survey but a means of extending the consultation more widely than the usual route of contact with criminal justice system professionals and known interest groups. The total number of written correspondence received in response to the public consultation exercise on the Halliday report was 185, which includes correspondence from those connected with the Criminal Justice System and members of the public.

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Coroners Duties (Deaths Overseas)

Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the role of local coroners relating to UK nationals who die abroad. [32372]

Beverley Hughes: Coroners in England and Wales must hold an inquest into a death overseas if the body is brought into their jurisdiction, the death reported, and the circumstances are those in which an inquest would be required if the death had occurred here.

Police Retention

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of police officers (a) retired from, (b) left for other reasons from and (c) was

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recruited to each police force in each year since 1997. [34780]

Mr. Denham [holding answer 8 February 2002]: The information provided relates to financial year data and is given in the table.

Latest figures as at 30 September 2001, showed that 6,160 officers left the service in the previous 12 months. This represents 4.9 per cent. of the total police strength of the 43 forces in England and Wales. Within this total, 3,931 officers retired and the remainder left for other reasons including resignations, transfers to forces outside England and Wales, dismissals and deaths.

During the 12 months to 30 September 2001, 9,020 officers were recruited, this is 3,694 or 69 per cent. more than the previous year and the most since 1979. This represents 7.2 per cent. of the total strength. Police officer retirements, other wastage and recruitment 1997 to 2001

Police officer retirements⁽⁴⁰⁾: number and proportion of total strength

April 1997-March 1998 April 1998-March 1999 April 1999-March 2000 April 2000-March 2001

Police force Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Avon and Somerset 124 4.2 80 2.7 104 3.5 109 3.6

Bedfordshire 46 4.3 49 4.7 39 3.8 31 3.0

Cambridgeshire 34 2.6 46 3.6 37 3.0 28 2.2

Cheshire 82 4.0 61 2.9 67 3.3 62 3.1

City of London 38 4.6 27 3.5 29 4.0 26 3.7

Cleveland 25 1.7 53 3.7 53 3.8 65 4.6

Cumbria 45 3.9 36 3.2 50 4.6 41 3.9

Derbyshire 77 4.3 50 2.8 36 2.0 37 2.0

Devon and Cornwall 111 3.7 96 3.3 112 3.9 108 3.7

Dorset 88 6.7 45 3.5 49 3.8 54 4.0

Durham 51 3.4 32 2.0 32 2.1 35 2.2

Dyfed Powys 25 2.5 20 1.9 31 3.0 30 2.8

Essex 100 3.4 96 3.3 99 3.5 75 2.6

Gloucestershire 56 5.1 51 4.6 36 3.2 35 3.0

Greater Manchester 329 4.7 282 4.1 235 3.5 239 3.5

Gwent 32 2.6 28 2.2 49 3.9 43 3.4

Hampshire 70 2.0 67 1.9 129 3.8 107 3.1

Hertfordshire 51 2.9 45 2.6 67 3.8 48 2.5

Humberside 83 4.1 64 3.2 76 3.9 74 3.9

Kent 89 2.7 79 2.5 102 3.2 103 3.1

Lancashire 111 3.4 75 2.3 78 2.5 105 3.2

Leicestershire 59 3.0 47 2.4 46 2.3 56 2.8

Lincolnshire 33 2.8 49 4.3 58 5.2 45 3.7

Merseyide 151 3.6 112 2.7 116 2.8 124 3.0

Metropolitan police 983 3.8 1,065 4.1 815 3.2 686 2.8

Norfolk 66 4.6 47 3.4 45 3.3 49 3.5

North Wales 46 3.3 62 4.5 49 3.5 60 4.2

North Yorkshire 38 2.8 29 2.2 51 4.0 55 4.2

Northamptonshire 44 3.8 16 1.4 25 2.2 26 2.2

Northumbria 151 4.0 115 3.0 103 2.7 91 2.4

Nottinghamshire 92 4.0 82 3.7 67 3.0 75 3.3

South Wales 136 4.6 139 4.7 105 3.6 131 4.2

South Yorkshire 92 2.9 100 3.2 100 3.2 104 3.3

Staffordshire 126 5.5 69 3.1 51 24 50 2.3

Suffolk 51 4.3 26 2.2 37 3.2 52 4.6

Surrey 73 4.5 50 3.0 54 3.0 52 3.7

Sussex 128 4.3 127 4.5 107 3.8 106 3.7

Thames Valley 123 3.3 92 2.5 109 2.9 91 2.5

Warwickshire 45 4.9 42 4.6 25 2.8 33 3.6

West Mercia 69 3.4 71 3.5 79 4.2 114 5.8

West Midlands 294 4.1 203 2.8 184 2.6 158 2.1

West Yorkshire 163 3.2 142 2.9 153 3.2 158 3.3

Wiltshire 48 4.2 45 3.9 40 3.6 33 2.9

Total for all 43 forces 4,678 3.7 4,112 3.3 3,929 3.2 3,804 3.1

Total including secondments 4,678 3.7 4,112 3.3 3,929 3.2 3,804 3.0

	April 1997-March 1998	April 1998-March 1999	April 1999-March 2000	April 2000-March 2001
Police force	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Avon and Somerset	124	4.2	80	2.7	104	3.5	109	3.6
Bedfordshire	46	4.3	49	4.7	39	3.8	31	3.0
Cambridgeshire	34	2.6	46	3.6	37	3.0	28	2.2
Cheshire	82	4.0	61	2.9	67	3.3	62	3.1
City of London	38	4.6	27	3.5	29	4.0	26	3.7
Cleveland	25	1.7	53	3.7	53	3.8	65	4.6
Cumbria	45	3.9	36	3.2	50	4.6	41	3.9
Derbyshire	77	4.3	50	2.8	36	2.0	37	2.0
Devon and Cornwall	111	3.7	96	3.3	112	3.9	108	3.7
Dorset	88	6.7	45	3.5	49	3.8	54	4.0
Durham	51	3.4	32	2.0	32	2.1	35	2.2
Dyfed Powys	25	2.5	20	1.9	31	3.0	30	2.8
Essex	100	3.4	96	3.3	99	3.5	75	2.6
Gloucestershire	56	5.1	51	4.6	36	3.2	35	3.0
Greater Manchester	329	4.7	282	4.1	235	3.5	239	3.5
Gwent	32	2.6	28	2.2	49	3.9	43	3.4
Hampshire	70	2.0	67	1.9	129	3.8	107	3.1
Hertfordshire	51	2.9	45	2.6	67	3.8	48	2.5
Humberside	83	4.1	64	3.2	76	3.9	74	3.9
Kent	89	2.7	79	2.5	102	3.2	103	3.1
Lancashire	111	3.4	75	2.3	78	2.5	105	3.2
Leicestershire	59	3.0	47	2.4	46	2.3	56	2.8
Lincolnshire	33	2.8	49	4.3	58	5.2	45	3.7
Merseyide	151	3.6	112	2.7	116	2.8	124	3.0
Metropolitan police	983	3.8	1,065	4.1	815	3.2	686	2.8
Norfolk	66	4.6	47	3.4	45	3.3	49	3.5
North Wales	46	3.3	62	4.5	49	3.5	60	4.2
North Yorkshire	38	2.8	29	2.2	51	4.0	55	4.2
Northamptonshire	44	3.8	16	1.4	25	2.2	26	2.2
Northumbria	151	4.0	115	3.0	103	2.7	91	2.4
Nottinghamshire	92	4.0	82	3.7	67	3.0	75	3.3
South Wales	136	4.6	139	4.7	105	3.6	131	4.2
South Yorkshire	92	2.9	100	3.2	100	3.2	104	3.3
Staffordshire	126	5.5	69	3.1	51	24	50	2.3
Suffolk	51	4.3	26	2.2	37	3.2	52	4.6
Surrey	73	4.5	50	3.0	54	3.0	52	3.7
Sussex	128	4.3	127	4.5	107	3.8	106	3.7
Thames Valley	123	3.3	92	2.5	109	2.9	91	2.5
Warwickshire	45	4.9	42	4.6	25	2.8	33	3.6
West Mercia	69	3.4	71	3.5	79	4.2	114	5.8
West Midlands	294	4.1	203	2.8	184	2.6	158	2.1
West Yorkshire	163	3.2	142	2.9	153	3.2	158	3.3
Wiltshire	48	4.2	45	3.9	40	3.6	33	2.9
Total for all 43 forces	4,678	3.7	4,112	3.3	3,929	3.2	3,804	3.1
Total including secondments	4,678	3.7	4,112	3.3	3,929	3.2	3,804	3.0

⁽⁴⁰⁾ Retirements include ordinary and medical retirements

Other police officer wastage: number and proportion of total strength

April 1997-March 1998 April 1998-March 1999 April 1999-March 2000 April 2000-March 2001

Police force Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Avon and Somerset 24 0.8 24 0.8 42 1.4 51 1.7

Bedfordshire 21 1.9 14 1.3 19 1.8 51 4.0

Cambridgeshire 34 2.6 20 1.6 17 1.4 42 3.2

Cheshire 20 1.0 11 0.5 23 1.1 23 1.1

City of London 35 4.2 31 4.0 21 2.9 29 4.1

Cleveland 16 1.1 25 1.8 6 0.4 16 1.1

Cumbria 11 0.9 24 2.1 16 1.5 28 2.7

Derbyshire 16 0.9 9 0.5 11 0.6 11 0.6

Devon and Cornwall 18 0.6 15 0.5 22 0.8 22 0.7

Dorset 20 1.5 19 1.5 26 2.0 15 1.1

Durham 28 1.8 10 0.6 26 1.7 18 1.1

Dyfed Powys 7 0.7 5 0.5 8 0.8 19 1.8

Essex 57 1.9 26 0.9 70 2.5 66 2.3

Gloucestershire 9 0.8 9 0.8 17 1.5 12 1.0

Greater Manchester 51 0.7 64 0.9 61 0.9 65 0.9

Gwent 18 1.5 22 1.8 19 1.5 15 1.2

Hampshire 87 2.5 70 2.0 61 1.8 80 2.3

Hertfordshire 44 2.5 46 2.7 48 2.7 69 3.6

Humberside 29 1.4 30 1.5 19 1.0 61 3.2

Kent 50 1.5 70 2.2 54 1.7 53 1.6

Lancashire 24 0.7 24 0.7 33 1.0 34 1.0

Leicestershire 34 1.7 47 2.4 23 1.2 16 0.8

Lincolnshire 41 3.4 12 1.1 9 0.8 15 1.2

Merseyide 27 0.6 24 0.6 29 0.7 33 0.8

Metropolitan police 578 2.2 660 2.5 662 2.6 412 1.7

Norfolk 22 1.5 17 1.2 12 0.9 13 0.9

North Wales 9 0.6 10 0.7 7 0.5 15 1.0

North Yorkshire 14 1.0 15 1.1 15 1.2 7 0.5

Northamptonshire 13 1.1 44 3.9 13 1.2 28 2.4

Northumbria 53 1.4 45 1.2 48 1.3 45 1.2

Nottinghamshire 21 0.9 28 1.3 25 1.1 21 0.9

South Wales 17 0.6 27 0.9 26 0.9 30 1.0

South Yorkshire 32 1.0 44 1.4 37 1.2 34 1.1

Staffordshire 35 1.5 27 1.2 30 1.4 25 1.2

Suffolk 13 1.1 28 2.4 19 1.7 24 2.1

Surrey 46 2.9 32 1.9 26 1.5 40 1.9

Sussex 53 1.8 74 2.6 78 2.8 80 2.8

Thames Valley 65 1.7 44 1.2 80 2.1 81 2.2

Warwickshire 21 2.3 13 1.4 13 1.4 21 2.3

West Mercia 30 1.5 29 1.4 23 1.2 42 2.2

West Midlands 152 2.1 138 1.9 143 2.0 161 2.2

West Yorkshire 69 1.3 56 1.1 56 1.2 65 1.3

Wiltshire 15 1.3 10 0.9 26 2.3 32 2.9

Total for all 43 forces 1,979 1.6 1,992 1.6 2,019 1.7 2,010 1.6

Total including secondments 1,979 1.6 1,992 1.6 2,019 1.6 2,010 1.6

	April 1997-March 1998	April 1998-March 1999	April 1999-March 2000	April 2000-March 2001
Police force	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Avon and Somerset	24	0.8	24	0.8	42	1.4	51	1.7
Bedfordshire	21	1.9	14	1.3	19	1.8	51	4.0
Cambridgeshire	34	2.6	20	1.6	17	1.4	42	3.2
Cheshire	20	1.0	11	0.5	23	1.1	23	1.1
City of London	35	4.2	31	4.0	21	2.9	29	4.1
Cleveland	16	1.1	25	1.8	6	0.4	16	1.1
Cumbria	11	0.9	24	2.1	16	1.5	28	2.7
Derbyshire	16	0.9	9	0.5	11	0.6	11	0.6
Devon and Cornwall	18	0.6	15	0.5	22	0.8	22	0.7
Dorset	20	1.5	19	1.5	26	2.0	15	1.1
Durham	28	1.8	10	0.6	26	1.7	18	1.1
Dyfed Powys	7	0.7	5	0.5	8	0.8	19	1.8
Essex	57	1.9	26	0.9	70	2.5	66	2.3
Gloucestershire	9	0.8	9	0.8	17	1.5	12	1.0
Greater Manchester	51	0.7	64	0.9	61	0.9	65	0.9
Gwent	18	1.5	22	1.8	19	1.5	15	1.2
Hampshire	87	2.5	70	2.0	61	1.8	80	2.3
Hertfordshire	44	2.5	46	2.7	48	2.7	69	3.6
Humberside	29	1.4	30	1.5	19	1.0	61	3.2
Kent	50	1.5	70	2.2	54	1.7	53	1.6
Lancashire	24	0.7	24	0.7	33	1.0	34	1.0
Leicestershire	34	1.7	47	2.4	23	1.2	16	0.8
Lincolnshire	41	3.4	12	1.1	9	0.8	15	1.2
Merseyide	27	0.6	24	0.6	29	0.7	33	0.8
Metropolitan police	578	2.2	660	2.5	662	2.6	412	1.7
Norfolk	22	1.5	17	1.2	12	0.9	13	0.9
North Wales	9	0.6	10	0.7	7	0.5	15	1.0
North Yorkshire	14	1.0	15	1.1	15	1.2	7	0.5
Northamptonshire	13	1.1	44	3.9	13	1.2	28	2.4
Northumbria	53	1.4	45	1.2	48	1.3	45	1.2
Nottinghamshire	21	0.9	28	1.3	25	1.1	21	0.9
South Wales	17	0.6	27	0.9	26	0.9	30	1.0
South Yorkshire	32	1.0	44	1.4	37	1.2	34	1.1
Staffordshire	35	1.5	27	1.2	30	1.4	25	1.2
Suffolk	13	1.1	28	2.4	19	1.7	24	2.1
Surrey	46	2.9	32	1.9	26	1.5	40	1.9
Sussex	53	1.8	74	2.6	78	2.8	80	2.8
Thames Valley	65	1.7	44	1.2	80	2.1	81	2.2
Warwickshire	21	2.3	13	1.4	13	1.4	21	2.3
West Mercia	30	1.5	29	1.4	23	1.2	42	2.2
West Midlands	152	2.1	138	1.9	143	2.0	161	2.2
West Yorkshire	69	1.3	56	1.1	56	1.2	65	1.3
Wiltshire	15	1.3	10	0.9	26	2.3	32	2.9
Total for all 43 forces	1,979	1.6	1,992	1.6	2,019	1.7	2,010	1.6
Total including secondments	1,979	1.6	1,992	1.6	2,019	1.6	2,010	1.6

⁽⁴¹⁾ Retirements include ordinary and medical retirements

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Total police officer wastage: number and proportion of total strength

April 1997-March 1998 April 1998-March 1999 April 1999-March 2000 April 2000-March 2001

Police force Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Avon and Somerset 148 5.0 104 3.5 146 5.0 160 5.3

Bedfordshire 67 6.2 63 6.1 58 5.6 72 7.0

Cambridgeshire 68 5.3 66 5.2 54 4.4 70 5.4

Cheshire 102 5.0 72 3.5 90 4.5 85 4.2

City of London 73 8.8 58 7.5 50 6.8 55 7.8

Cleveland 41 2.8 78 5.5 59 4.2 81 5.8

Cumbria 56 4.8 60 5.3 66 6.1 69 6.6

Derbyshire 93 5.2 59 3.4 47 2.6 48 2.6

Devon and Cornwall 129 4.4 111 3.8 134 4.7 130 4.4

Dorset 108 8.2 64 5.0 75 5.7 69 5.1

Durham 79 5.2 42 2.7 58 3.7 53 3.3

Dyfed Powys 32 3.2 25 2.4 39 3.8 49 4.6

Essex 157 5.4 122 4.2 169 6.0 141 4.9

Gloucestershire 65 5.9 60 5.4 53 4.8 47 4.0

Greater Manchester 380 5.5 346 5.1 296 4.4 304 4.4

Gwent 50 4.1 50 4.0 68 5.4 58 4.6

Hampshire 157 4.5 137 3.9 190 5.6 187 5.4

Hertfordshire 95 5.5 91 5.3 115 6.5 117 6.1

Humberside 112 5.5 94 4.8 95 4.9 135 7.0

Kent 139 4.3 149 4.7 156 4.9 156 4.7

Lancashire 135 4.1 99 3.1 111 3.5 139 4.3

Leicestershire 93 4.7 94 4.7 69 3.5 72 3.5

Lincolnshire 74 6.2 61 5.4 67 6.0 60 5.0

Merseyide 178 4.2 3.6 3.2 145 3.5 157 3.8

Metropolitan police 1,561 6.0 1,725 6.6 1,477 5.8 1,098 4.4

Norfolk 88 6.2 64 4.6 57 4.1 62 4.4

North Wales 55 3.9 72 5.2 56 4.0 75 5.2

North Yorkshire 52 3.8 44 3.3 66 5.1 62 4.7

Northamptonshire 57 4.9 60 5.3 38 3.4 54 4.7

Northumbria 204 5.4 160 4.2 151 4.0 136 3.5

Nottinghamshire 113 4.9 110 4.9 92 4.2 96 4.2

South Wales 153 5.1 166 5.6 131 4.5 161 5.1

South Yorkshire 124 3.9 144 4.5 137 4.3 138 4.3

Staffordshire 161 7.0 96 4.3 81 3.7 75 3.5

Suffolk 64 5.4 54 4.5 56 4.9 76 6.7

Surrey 119 7.4 82 4.9 80 4.5 92 4.5

Sussex 181 6.0 201 7.1 185 6.6 186 6.5

Thames Valley 188 5.0 136 3.6 189 5.1 172 4.6

Warwickshire 66 7.1 55 6.1 38 4.2 54 5.8

West Mercia 99 4.9 100 4.9 102 5.4 156 8.0

West Midlands 446 6.2 341 4.7 327 4.5 319 4.3

West Yorkshire 232 4.5 198 4.0 209 4.3 223 4.6

Wiltshire 63 5.4 55 4.8 66 5.9 65 5.8

Total for all 43 forces 6,657 5.3 6,104 4.9 5,948 4.9 5,814 4.7

Total including secondments 6,657 5.2 6,104 4.8 5,948 4.8 5,814 4.6

	April 1997-March 1998	April 1998-March 1999	April 1999-March 2000	April 2000-March 2001
Police force	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Avon and Somerset	148	5.0	104	3.5	146	5.0	160	5.3
Bedfordshire	67	6.2	63	6.1	58	5.6	72	7.0
Cambridgeshire	68	5.3	66	5.2	54	4.4	70	5.4
Cheshire	102	5.0	72	3.5	90	4.5	85	4.2
City of London	73	8.8	58	7.5	50	6.8	55	7.8
Cleveland	41	2.8	78	5.5	59	4.2	81	5.8
Cumbria	56	4.8	60	5.3	66	6.1	69	6.6
Derbyshire	93	5.2	59	3.4	47	2.6	48	2.6
Devon and Cornwall	129	4.4	111	3.8	134	4.7	130	4.4
Dorset	108	8.2	64	5.0	75	5.7	69	5.1
Durham	79	5.2	42	2.7	58	3.7	53	3.3
Dyfed Powys	32	3.2	25	2.4	39	3.8	49	4.6
Essex	157	5.4	122	4.2	169	6.0	141	4.9
Gloucestershire	65	5.9	60	5.4	53	4.8	47	4.0
Greater Manchester	380	5.5	346	5.1	296	4.4	304	4.4
Gwent	50	4.1	50	4.0	68	5.4	58	4.6
Hampshire	157	4.5	137	3.9	190	5.6	187	5.4
Hertfordshire	95	5.5	91	5.3	115	6.5	117	6.1
Humberside	112	5.5	94	4.8	95	4.9	135	7.0
Kent	139	4.3	149	4.7	156	4.9	156	4.7
Lancashire	135	4.1	99	3.1	111	3.5	139	4.3
Leicestershire	93	4.7	94	4.7	69	3.5	72	3.5
Lincolnshire	74	6.2	61	5.4	67	6.0	60	5.0
Merseyide	178	4.2	3.6	3.2	145	3.5	157	3.8
Metropolitan police	1,561	6.0	1,725	6.6	1,477	5.8	1,098	4.4
Norfolk	88	6.2	64	4.6	57	4.1	62	4.4
North Wales	55	3.9	72	5.2	56	4.0	75	5.2
North Yorkshire	52	3.8	44	3.3	66	5.1	62	4.7
Northamptonshire	57	4.9	60	5.3	38	3.4	54	4.7
Northumbria	204	5.4	160	4.2	151	4.0	136	3.5
Nottinghamshire	113	4.9	110	4.9	92	4.2	96	4.2
South Wales	153	5.1	166	5.6	131	4.5	161	5.1
South Yorkshire	124	3.9	144	4.5	137	4.3	138	4.3
Staffordshire	161	7.0	96	4.3	81	3.7	75	3.5
Suffolk	64	5.4	54	4.5	56	4.9	76	6.7
Surrey	119	7.4	82	4.9	80	4.5	92	4.5
Sussex	181	6.0	201	7.1	185	6.6	186	6.5
Thames Valley	188	5.0	136	3.6	189	5.1	172	4.6
Warwickshire	66	7.1	55	6.1	38	4.2	54	5.8
West Mercia	99	4.9	100	4.9	102	5.4	156	8.0
West Midlands	446	6.2	341	4.7	327	4.5	319	4.3
West Yorkshire	232	4.5	198	4.0	209	4.3	223	4.6
Wiltshire	63	5.4	55	4.8	66	5.9	65	5.8
Total for all 43 forces	6,657	5.3	6,104	4.9	5,948	4.9	5,814	4.7
Total including secondments	6,657	5.2	6,104	4.8	5,948	4.8	5,814	4.6

⁽⁴²⁾ Retirements include ordinary and medical retirements

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Police officer recruitment: number and proportion of total strength

April 1997-March 1998 April 1998-March 1999 April 1999-March 2000 April 2000-March 2001

Police force Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Avon and Somerset 138 4.6 142 4.7 104 3.5 184 6.1

Bedfordshire 49 4.5 36 3.5 37 3.6 82 7.9

Cambridgeshire 65 5.0 46 3.6 23 1.9 134 10.3

Cheshire 94 4.6 112 5.4 36 1.8 108 5.4

City of London 34 4.1 18 2.3 0 0.0 29 4.1

Cleveland 71 4.8 0 0.0 68 4.8 71 5.0

Cumbria 79 6.8 34 3.0 23 2.1 31 3.0

Derbyshire 66 3.7 52 3.0 79 4.4 103 5.7

Devon and Cornwall 179 6.0 57 2.0 74 2.6 172 5.9

Dorset 129 9.8 44 3.4 87 6.7 100 7.4

Durham 123 8.1 106 6.8 51 3.3 83 5.2

Dyfed Powys 42 4.2 50 4.9 54 5.2 58 5.5

Essex 124 4.2 96 3.3 93 3.3 181 6.2

Gloucestershire 34 3.1 64 5.8 59 5.3 89 7.6

Greater Manchester 437 6.3 217 3.2 286 4.2 389 5.6

Gwent 39 3.2 61 4.9 82 6.5 63 4.9

Hampshire 201 5.8 117 3.4 152 444 191 5.6

Hertfordshire 78 4.5 79 4.6 167 9.5 110 5.7

Humberside 88 4.4 48 2.4 91 4.7 98 5.1

Kent 119 3.7 120 3.7 174 5.4 269 8.1

Lancashire 135 4.1 55 1.7 99 3.1 164 5.0

Leicestershire 118 6.0 88 4.4 67 3.4 108 5.3

Lincolnshire 61 5.1 6 0.5 34 3.0 119 9.9

Merseyide 181 4.3 234 5.6 41 1.9 178 4.4

Metropolitan police 1,200 4.6 1,629 6.2 994 3.9 1,276 5.1

Norfolk 84 5.9 28 2.9 43 3.1 90 6.3

North Wales 48 3.4 59 4.2 79 5.6 119 8.2

North Yorkshire 65 4.8 17 1.3 10 0.8 66 5.1

Northamptonshire 57 4.9 29 2.5 19 1.7 93 8.0

Northumbria 275 7.3 233 6.1 121 3.2 226 5.9

Nottinghamshire 111 4.8 22 1.9 104 4.7 134 5.9

South Wales 168 5.6 183 6.1 124 4.2 286 9.1

South Yorkshire 145 4.6 130 4.1 128 4.0 183 5.7

Staffordshire 239 10.4 31 1.4 22 1.0 62 2.9

Suffolk 76 6.4 57 4.8 17 1.5 65 5.7

Surrey 116 7.2 138 8.3 183 10.3 240 11.6

Sussex 135 4.5 109 3.8 101 3.6 206 7.2

Thames Valley 276 7.3 153 4.1 190 5.1 237 6.4

Warwickshire 67 7.3 50 5.5 59 6.6 85 9.2

West Mercia 79 3.9 109 5.4 15 0.8 92 4.7

West Midlands 444 6.2 466 6.4 255 3.5 553 7.4

West Yorkshire 203 3.9 17 0.3 61 1.3 212 4.4

Wiltshire 71 6.1 49 4.3 29 2.6 75 6.7

Total for all 43 forces 6,543 5.2 5,391 4.4 4,535 3.7 7,414 6.0

Total including secondments 6,543 5.2 5,391 4.3 4,535 3.7 7,414 5.9

	April 1997-March 1998	April 1998-March 1999	April 1999-March 2000	April 2000-March 2001
Police force	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Avon and Somerset	138	4.6	142	4.7	104	3.5	184	6.1
Bedfordshire	49	4.5	36	3.5	37	3.6	82	7.9
Cambridgeshire	65	5.0	46	3.6	23	1.9	134	10.3
Cheshire	94	4.6	112	5.4	36	1.8	108	5.4
City of London	34	4.1	18	2.3	0	0.0	29	4.1
Cleveland	71	4.8	0	0.0	68	4.8	71	5.0
Cumbria	79	6.8	34	3.0	23	2.1	31	3.0
Derbyshire	66	3.7	52	3.0	79	4.4	103	5.7
Devon and Cornwall	179	6.0	57	2.0	74	2.6	172	5.9
Dorset	129	9.8	44	3.4	87	6.7	100	7.4
Durham	123	8.1	106	6.8	51	3.3	83	5.2
Dyfed Powys	42	4.2	50	4.9	54	5.2	58	5.5
Essex	124	4.2	96	3.3	93	3.3	181	6.2
Gloucestershire	34	3.1	64	5.8	59	5.3	89	7.6
Greater Manchester	437	6.3	217	3.2	286	4.2	389	5.6
Gwent	39	3.2	61	4.9	82	6.5	63	4.9
Hampshire	201	5.8	117	3.4	152	444	191	5.6
Hertfordshire	78	4.5	79	4.6	167	9.5	110	5.7
Humberside	88	4.4	48	2.4	91	4.7	98	5.1
Kent	119	3.7	120	3.7	174	5.4	269	8.1
Lancashire	135	4.1	55	1.7	99	3.1	164	5.0
Leicestershire	118	6.0	88	4.4	67	3.4	108	5.3
Lincolnshire	61	5.1	6	0.5	34	3.0	119	9.9
Merseyide	181	4.3	234	5.6	41	1.9	178	4.4
Metropolitan police	1,200	4.6	1,629	6.2	994	3.9	1,276	5.1
Norfolk	84	5.9	28	2.9	43	3.1	90	6.3
North Wales	48	3.4	59	4.2	79	5.6	119	8.2
North Yorkshire	65	4.8	17	1.3	10	0.8	66	5.1
Northamptonshire	57	4.9	29	2.5	19	1.7	93	8.0
Northumbria	275	7.3	233	6.1	121	3.2	226	5.9
Nottinghamshire	111	4.8	22	1.9	104	4.7	134	5.9
South Wales	168	5.6	183	6.1	124	4.2	286	9.1
South Yorkshire	145	4.6	130	4.1	128	4.0	183	5.7
Staffordshire	239	10.4	31	1.4	22	1.0	62	2.9
Suffolk	76	6.4	57	4.8	17	1.5	65	5.7
Surrey	116	7.2	138	8.3	183	10.3	240	11.6
Sussex	135	4.5	109	3.8	101	3.6	206	7.2
Thames Valley	276	7.3	153	4.1	190	5.1	237	6.4
Warwickshire	67	7.3	50	5.5	59	6.6	85	9.2
West Mercia	79	3.9	109	5.4	15	0.8	92	4.7
West Midlands	444	6.2	466	6.4	255	3.5	553	7.4
West Yorkshire	203	3.9	17	0.3	61	1.3	212	4.4
Wiltshire	71	6.1	49	4.3	29	2.6	75	6.7
Total for all 43 forces	6,543	5.2	5,391	4.4	4,535	3.7	7,414	6.0
Total including secondments	6,543	5.2	5,391	4.3	4,535	3.7	7,414	5.9

⁽⁴³⁾ Retirements include ordinary and medical retirements

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