House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 17 Nov 2003 (pt 58)

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Passports

Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has carried out into the effects on those on low incomes of introducing fees for (a) applications for variation of leave and (b) endorsing passports. [136962]

Beverley Hughes: We have not carried out any research into the effects to those on low incomes by the introduction of charging for leave to remain applications but the Immigration Rules require a person applying for leave to remain to be able to maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants without recourse to public funds

Police Authorities

Mr. Key: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the members of the Wiltshire Police Authority indicating (a) who nominated them, (b) who appointed them and (c) their political affiliation. [137348]

Ms Blears: There are 17 members of Wiltshire police authority made up of nine councillors, three magistrates and five independent members, as shown in the table:

Wiltshire Police Authority

Members Political affiliation

Councillors

Mrs. C. Arkell Conservative

Mr. B. Ford Conservative

Mrs. M. Groom Conservative

Mrs. C. Soden Conservative

Mr. W. Spiers Conservative

Mr. D. Benfield Labour

Mrs. M. Taylor Labour

Mrs. M. Boulton Liberal Democratic

Mr. P Sample Liberal Democratic

Magistrates

Mr. G. Baskerville —

Mr. F. Palmer —

Mrs. M. Sitaram —

Independent Members

Mr. W. Fishlock —

Mr. C. Hoare —

Mr. I. Johnston —

Miss A. Scofield —

Mr. H. Woolnough —

Members	Political affiliation
Councillors
Mrs. C. Arkell	Conservative
Mr. B. Ford	Conservative
Mrs. M. Groom	Conservative
Mrs. C. Soden	Conservative
Mr. W. Spiers	Conservative
Mr. D. Benfield	Labour
Mrs. M. Taylor	Labour
Mrs. M. Boulton	Liberal Democratic
Mr. P Sample	Liberal Democratic

Magistrates
Mr. G. Baskerville	—
Mr. F. Palmer	—
Mrs. M. Sitaram	—

Independent Members
Mr. W. Fishlock	—
Mr. C. Hoare	—
Mr. I. Johnston	—
Miss A. Scofield	—
Mr. H. Woolnough	—

Councillors and magistrate members are nominated locally. The final decision on independent members is also taken locally but from a short list provided by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. Members are appointed under the terms of Schedule 2 of the Police Act 1996

The political affiliations of magistrate and independent members are not relevant to the appointment to the police authority and are not known.

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he issues on the range of organisations to be represented on police authorities, with particular reference to the number of representatives from (a) district and (b) county councils. [137508]

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Ms Blears: The standard membership of a police authority outside London under section 4(1) of the Police Act 1996 is 17 members, of whom nine will be councillors appointed from relevant councils, three will be magistrates appointed by the local Magistrates Courts Committee and five will be appointed from local people (independent members) who mainly live or work in the police area. The Home Office and Association of Police Authorities published joint guidance on the selection and appointment of independent members of police authorities in England and Wales on 20 September 2002. This guidance reflects the intention in the Act that the independent membership should, as far as practical, represent the interests of a wide range of people in the community and be appropriately skilled. It does not specify organisations.

Where there is a single relevant council in a police area, it selects from its membership the nine councillor members of the police authority according to political balance. If there is more than one relevant council, then a Joint Committee of those councils makes the appointments on the balance of parties prevailing among the members of the relevant councils taken as a whole. The apportionment between relevant councils is a matter for the Joint Committee. This is set out in Schedule 2 of the Police Act 1996 as amended.

Rural Policing

Mr. Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding has been made to each police authority in England and Wales since 1995 under the Rural Sparsity Grant. [138232]

Ms Blears: The Rural Policing Fund was introduced in 2000–01. Allocations to the end of this financial year are set out in the table.

Rural Policing Fund—allocations 2000–01 to 2003–04£

Police authority 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Avon & Somerset 494,892 992,875 993,718 978,223

Bedfordshire 81,390 163,540 163,555 164,272

Cambridgeshire 561,585 1,125,169 1,126,395 1,098,821

Cheshire 115,058 228,487 227,493 228,073

Cumbria 690,613 1,370,910 1,360,324 1,355,658

Derbyshire 208,347 416,190 415,196 407,488

Devon & Cornwall 1,554,673 3,114,489 3,128,806 3,122,895

Dorset 221,858 442,209 443,158 441,478

Durham 124,270 246,803 245,259 239,908

Dyfed Powys 1,297,570 2,588,337 2,583,979 2,621,899

Essex 251,315 503,710 504,105 501,773

Gloucestershire 387,093 776,548 775,749 778,455

Gwent 102,895 204,476 203,489 202,360

Hampshire 110,175 220,430 219,680 219,421

Humberside 357,640 710,250 705,395 698,109

Kent 298,863 599,342 599,700 595,161

Lancashire 32,228 64,054 63,835 63,419

Leicestershire 216,758 433,988 433,164 428,056

Lincolnshire 985,951 1,978,690 1,984,449 2,032,554

Norfolk 1,036,848 2,078,830 2,085,509 2,076,414

Northamptonshire 350,892 704,141 705,137 712,539

North Wales 770,617 1,533,723 1,530,130 1,542,644

North Yorkshire 1,005,224 2,013,806 2,018,359 2,018,029

Staffordshire 138,358 275,072 273,147 270,884

Suffolk 711,353 1,422,627 1,424,923 1,407,313

Surrey 5,463 11,048 11 ,006 10,825

Sussex 273,834 550,563 549,849 541,847

Thames Valley 629,559 1,262,860 1,261,933 1,245,238

Warwickshire 282,108 562,546 561,338 558,987

West Mercia 1,157,670 2,311,653 2,309,690 2,341,925

Wiltshire 544,900 1,092,634 1,091,530 1,095,332

Totals 15,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000

Police authority	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04
Avon & Somerset	494,892	992,875	993,718	978,223
Bedfordshire	81,390	163,540	163,555	164,272
Cambridgeshire	561,585	1,125,169	1,126,395	1,098,821
Cheshire	115,058	228,487	227,493	228,073
Cumbria	690,613	1,370,910	1,360,324	1,355,658
Derbyshire	208,347	416,190	415,196	407,488
Devon & Cornwall	1,554,673	3,114,489	3,128,806	3,122,895
Dorset	221,858	442,209	443,158	441,478
Durham	124,270	246,803	245,259	239,908
Dyfed Powys	1,297,570	2,588,337	2,583,979	2,621,899
Essex	251,315	503,710	504,105	501,773
Gloucestershire	387,093	776,548	775,749	778,455
Gwent	102,895	204,476	203,489	202,360
Hampshire	110,175	220,430	219,680	219,421
Humberside	357,640	710,250	705,395	698,109
Kent	298,863	599,342	599,700	595,161
Lancashire	32,228	64,054	63,835	63,419
Leicestershire	216,758	433,988	433,164	428,056
Lincolnshire	985,951	1,978,690	1,984,449	2,032,554
Norfolk	1,036,848	2,078,830	2,085,509	2,076,414
Northamptonshire	350,892	704,141	705,137	712,539
North Wales	770,617	1,533,723	1,530,130	1,542,644
North Yorkshire	1,005,224	2,013,806	2,018,359	2,018,029
Staffordshire	138,358	275,072	273,147	270,884
Suffolk	711,353	1,422,627	1,424,923	1,407,313
Surrey	5,463	11,048	11 ,006	10,825
Sussex	273,834	550,563	549,849	541,847
Thames Valley	629,559	1,262,860	1,261,933	1,245,238
Warwickshire	282,108	562,546	561,338	558,987
West Mercia	1,157,670	2,311,653	2,309,690	2,341,925
Wiltshire	544,900	1,092,634	1,091,530	1,095,332
Totals	15,000,000	30,000,000	30,000,000	30,000,000

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Police Strength

Mr. Simmonds: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police civilian staff each police authority in England and Wales had in each year since 1995. [138234]

Ms Blears: The following tables show the number of police officers from 1995 to 2003 and police staff from 1996 to 2003 (1995 data not available) for each police force area in England and Wales.

Police officer strength⁽¹¹⁰⁾

Mar 1995 Mar 1996 Mar 1997 Mar 1998 Mar 1999 Mar 2000 Mar 2001 Mar 2002 Mar 2003⁽¹¹¹⁾

Avon and Somerset 3,000 2,981 2,989 2,976 2,999 2,934 2,994 3,096 3,149

Bedfordshire 1,126 1,128 1,094 1,079 1,041 1,028 1,036 1,069 1,106

Cambridgeshire 1,261 1,238 1,302 1,291 1,274 1,237 1,296 1,362 1,384

Cheshire 1,932 1,998 2,046 2,042 2,071 2,011 2,002 2,059 2,119

Cleveland 1,438 1,420 1,459 1,483 1,416 1,404 1,407 1,461 1,582

Cumbria 1,167 1,115 1,144 1,164 1,126 1,084 1,048 1,100 1,140

Derbyshire 1,797 1,763 1,791 1,772 1,759 1,777 1,823 1,848 2,003

Devon and Cornwall 2,877 2,899 2,865 2,962 2,887 2,841 2,934 3,053 3,202

Dorset 1,288 1,263 1,284 1,310 1,279 1,306 1,354 1,381 1,416

Durham 1,353 1,401 1,461 1,515 1,568 1,558 1,595 1,614 1,651

Essex 2,921 2,884 2,961 2,928 2,891 2,806 2,897 2,946 2,989

Gloucestershire 1,163 1,133 1,133 1,104 1,104 1,114 1,173 1,183 1,227

Greater Manchester 7,037 6,938 6,922 6,949 6,810 6,795 6,909 7,217 7,343

Hampshire 3,256 3,347 3,452 3,490 3,473 3,419 3,438 3,480 3,668

Hertfordshire 1,703 1,712 1,759 1,740 1,724 1,767 1,922 1,825 1,957

Humberside 2,029 2,041 2,045 2,021 1,974 1,932 1,917 2,058 2,105

Kent .3,117 3,120 3,260 3,251 3,201 3,204 3,319 3,355 3,487

Lancashire 3,212 3,171 3,247 3,257 3,245 3,179 3,255 3,304 3,339

Leicestershire 1,839 1,908 1,949 1,983 1,993 1,993 2,032 2,100 2,114

Lincolnshire 1,199 1,145 1,196 1,191 1,140 1,115 1,202 1,198 1,221

City of London 885 869 859 825 778 732 703 764 808

Merseyside 4,659 4,411 4,230 4,216 4,211 4,085 4,081 4,125 4,099

Metropolitan police 27,480 27,343 26,677 26,094 26,073 25,485 24,878 26,223 27,984

Norfolk 1,395 1,401 1,432 1,430 1,381 1,381 1,420 1,468 1,499

Northamptonshire 1,156 1,153 1,177 1,169 1,137 1,117 1,157 1,214 1,210

Northumbria 3,606 3,668 3,677 3,769 3,840 3,788 3,857 3,929 3,943

North Yorkshire 1,300 1,324 1,338 1,367 1,337 1,283 1,305 1,417 1,444

Nottinghamshire 2,319 2,318 2,323 2,323 2,225 2,204 2,275 2,330 2,411

South Yorkshire 3,040 3,073 3,159 3,182 3,168 3,163 3,197 3,199 3,183

Staffordshire 2,231 2,209 2,211 2,292 2,238 2,170 2,129 2,133 2,202

Suffolk 1,191 1,138 1,180 1,186 1,190 1,145 1,133 1,203 1,253

Surrey 1,676 1,644 1,620 1,608 1,662 1,785 2,066 1,992 1,906

Sussex 2,931 3,074 3,085 2,996 2,847 2,822 2,855 2,893 2,989

Thames Valley 3,854 3,674 3,695 3,776 3,748 3,740 3,703 3,762 3,833

Warwickshire 1,013 979 926 924 908 900 926 969 997

West Mercia 2,046 2,017 2,040 2,010 2,025 1,887 1,951 2,018 2,256

West Midlands 7,019 7,145 7,113 7,156 7,321 7,194 7,423 7,681 7,751

West Yorkshire 5,050 5,142 5,209 5,155 4,982 4,822 4,815 4,889 5,029

Wiltshire 1,261 1,218 1,154 1,156 1,151 1,118 1,120 1,157 1,158

Dyfed-Powys 976 991 1,005 1,002 1,026 1,040 1,055 1,132 1,149

Gwent 997 1,044 1,243 1,233 1,247 1,264 1,274 1,333 1,341

North Wales 1,366 1,378 1,369 1,396 1,391 1,403 1,444 1,506 1,539

South Wales 3,014 3,027 2,976 2,986 2,981 2,926 3,154 3,222 3,239

Total 125,180 124,844 125,051 124,756 123,841 121,956 123,476 127,267 131,426

	Mar 1995	Mar 1996	Mar 1997	Mar 1998	Mar 1999	Mar 2000	Mar 2001	Mar 2002	Mar 2003⁽¹¹¹⁾
Avon and Somerset	3,000	2,981	2,989	2,976	2,999	2,934	2,994	3,096	3,149
Bedfordshire	1,126	1,128	1,094	1,079	1,041	1,028	1,036	1,069	1,106
Cambridgeshire	1,261	1,238	1,302	1,291	1,274	1,237	1,296	1,362	1,384
Cheshire	1,932	1,998	2,046	2,042	2,071	2,011	2,002	2,059	2,119
Cleveland	1,438	1,420	1,459	1,483	1,416	1,404	1,407	1,461	1,582
Cumbria	1,167	1,115	1,144	1,164	1,126	1,084	1,048	1,100	1,140
Derbyshire	1,797	1,763	1,791	1,772	1,759	1,777	1,823	1,848	2,003
Devon and Cornwall	2,877	2,899	2,865	2,962	2,887	2,841	2,934	3,053	3,202
Dorset	1,288	1,263	1,284	1,310	1,279	1,306	1,354	1,381	1,416
Durham	1,353	1,401	1,461	1,515	1,568	1,558	1,595	1,614	1,651
Essex	2,921	2,884	2,961	2,928	2,891	2,806	2,897	2,946	2,989
Gloucestershire	1,163	1,133	1,133	1,104	1,104	1,114	1,173	1,183	1,227
Greater Manchester	7,037	6,938	6,922	6,949	6,810	6,795	6,909	7,217	7,343
Hampshire	3,256	3,347	3,452	3,490	3,473	3,419	3,438	3,480	3,668
Hertfordshire	1,703	1,712	1,759	1,740	1,724	1,767	1,922	1,825	1,957
Humberside	2,029	2,041	2,045	2,021	1,974	1,932	1,917	2,058	2,105
Kent	.3,117	3,120	3,260	3,251	3,201	3,204	3,319	3,355	3,487
Lancashire	3,212	3,171	3,247	3,257	3,245	3,179	3,255	3,304	3,339
Leicestershire	1,839	1,908	1,949	1,983	1,993	1,993	2,032	2,100	2,114
Lincolnshire	1,199	1,145	1,196	1,191	1,140	1,115	1,202	1,198	1,221
City of London	885	869	859	825	778	732	703	764	808
Merseyside	4,659	4,411	4,230	4,216	4,211	4,085	4,081	4,125	4,099
Metropolitan police	27,480	27,343	26,677	26,094	26,073	25,485	24,878	26,223	27,984
Norfolk	1,395	1,401	1,432	1,430	1,381	1,381	1,420	1,468	1,499
Northamptonshire	1,156	1,153	1,177	1,169	1,137	1,117	1,157	1,214	1,210
Northumbria	3,606	3,668	3,677	3,769	3,840	3,788	3,857	3,929	3,943
North Yorkshire	1,300	1,324	1,338	1,367	1,337	1,283	1,305	1,417	1,444
Nottinghamshire	2,319	2,318	2,323	2,323	2,225	2,204	2,275	2,330	2,411
South Yorkshire	3,040	3,073	3,159	3,182	3,168	3,163	3,197	3,199	3,183
Staffordshire	2,231	2,209	2,211	2,292	2,238	2,170	2,129	2,133	2,202
Suffolk	1,191	1,138	1,180	1,186	1,190	1,145	1,133	1,203	1,253
Surrey	1,676	1,644	1,620	1,608	1,662	1,785	2,066	1,992	1,906
Sussex	2,931	3,074	3,085	2,996	2,847	2,822	2,855	2,893	2,989
Thames Valley	3,854	3,674	3,695	3,776	3,748	3,740	3,703	3,762	3,833
Warwickshire	1,013	979	926	924	908	900	926	969	997
West Mercia	2,046	2,017	2,040	2,010	2,025	1,887	1,951	2,018	2,256
West Midlands	7,019	7,145	7,113	7,156	7,321	7,194	7,423	7,681	7,751
West Yorkshire	5,050	5,142	5,209	5,155	4,982	4,822	4,815	4,889	5,029
Wiltshire	1,261	1,218	1,154	1,156	1,151	1,118	1,120	1,157	1,158
Dyfed-Powys	976	991	1,005	1,002	1,026	1,040	1,055	1,132	1,149
Gwent	997	1,044	1,243	1,233	1,247	1,264	1,274	1,333	1,341
North Wales	1,366	1,378	1,369	1,396	1,391	1,403	1,444	1,506	1,539
South Wales	3,014	3,027	2,976	2,986	2,981	2,926	3,154	3,222	3,239
Total	125,180	124,844	125,051	124,756	123,841	121,956	123,476	127,267	131,426

⁽¹¹⁰⁾ Full-time equivalents.

⁽¹¹¹⁾ Comparable strength.

Civilian staff strength⁽¹¹²⁾

Mar 1996 Mar 1997 Mar 1998 Mar 1999 Mar 2000 Mar 2001 Mar 2002 Mar 2003

Avon and Somerset 1,213 1,438 1,393 1,424 1,436 1,452 1,611 1,785

Bedfordshire 472 484 523 483 490 491 524 595

Cambridgeshire 530 607 574 586 503 614 733 786

Cheshire 690 735 781 785 823 833 884 1,008

Cleveland 553 609 586 552 595 586 626 694

Cumbria 408 451 451 442 469 588 631 676

Derbyshire 656 723 787 818 826 875 953 1,061

Devon and Cornwall 1,121 1,159 1,186 1,215 1,343 1,453 1,639 1,834

Dorset 621 615 651 702 686 682 74.1 793

Durham 531 583 557 559 590 566 660 602

Essex 1,130 1,199 1,252 1,273 1,348 1,447 1,571 1,682

Gloucestershire 415 435 423 504 484 506 545 590

Greater Manchester 2,749 2,612 2,661 2,623 2,822 2,858 3,135 3,173

Hampshire 1,323 1,316 1,331 1,381 1,443 1,424 1,597 1,720

Hertfordshire 754 818 831 835 890 935 1,121 1,299

Humberside 683 718 789 840 840 808 816 880

Kent 1,141 1,384 1,470 1,582 1,647 1,796 1,958 2,095

Lancashire 1,349 1,126 1,143 1,198 1,422 1,369 1,442 1,489

Leicestershire 667 755 774 802 805 806 816 934

Lincolnshire 442 521 541 517 516 561 600 641

City of London 324 347 334 314 285 233 247 . 268

Merseyside 1,560 1,343 1,502 1,356 1,458 1,418 1,532 1,752

Metropolitan police 14,372 13,493 12,432 11,257 10,605 10,040 10,459 11,358

Norfolk 529 603 646 648 655 694 819 924

Northamptonshire 511 554 577 587 599 694 742 812

Northumbria 1,319 1,365 1,362 1,443 1,417 1,344 1,403 1,457

North Yorkshire 520 519 543 541 492 591 743 723

Nottinghamshire 979 1,003 987 1,039 1,024 1,039 1,087 1,180

South Yorkshire 1,418 1,291 1,243 1,273 1,391 1,312 1,352 1,510

Staffordshire 754 763 866 1,004 858 935 1,030 1,146

Suffolk 485 522 583 594 600 621 692 713

Surrey 754 727 743 733 762 897 1,043 1,245

Sussex 1,131 1,149 1,185 1,393 1,328 1,454 1,507 1,578

Thames Valley 1,738 1,825 1,827 1,799 1,786 1,891 2,061 . 2,412

Warwickshire 376 376 398 406 394 412 459 503

West Mercia 964 942 975 975 1,043 1,095 1,116 1,233

West Midlands 2,780 2,739 2,817 2,652 2,695 2,819 3,007 3,012

West Yorkshire 2,037 2,234 2,304 2,216 2,199 2,228 2,364 2,538

Wiltshire 453 475 519 555 563 622 649 703

Dyfed-Powys 310. 322 341 341 359 401 459 502

Gwent 378 452 477 487 498 537 570 607

North Wales 512 476 479 508 519 498 645 703

South Wales 1,287 1,206 1,132 1,223 1,081 1,270 1,435 1,366

England and Wales 52,933 53,011 52,975 52,465 52,588 53,693 58,022 62,581

	Mar 1996	Mar 1997	Mar 1998	Mar 1999	Mar 2000	Mar 2001	Mar 2002	Mar 2003
Avon and Somerset	1,213	1,438	1,393	1,424	1,436	1,452	1,611	1,785
Bedfordshire	472	484	523	483	490	491	524	595
Cambridgeshire	530	607	574	586	503	614	733	786
Cheshire	690	735	781	785	823	833	884	1,008
Cleveland	553	609	586	552	595	586	626	694
Cumbria	408	451	451	442	469	588	631	676
Derbyshire	656	723	787	818	826	875	953	1,061
Devon and Cornwall	1,121	1,159	1,186	1,215	1,343	1,453	1,639	1,834
Dorset	621	615	651	702	686	682	74.1	793
Durham	531	583	557	559	590	566	660	602
Essex	1,130	1,199	1,252	1,273	1,348	1,447	1,571	1,682
Gloucestershire	415	435	423	504	484	506	545	590
Greater Manchester	2,749	2,612	2,661	2,623	2,822	2,858	3,135	3,173
Hampshire	1,323	1,316	1,331	1,381	1,443	1,424	1,597	1,720
Hertfordshire	754	818	831	835	890	935	1,121	1,299
Humberside	683	718	789	840	840	808	816	880
Kent	1,141	1,384	1,470	1,582	1,647	1,796	1,958	2,095
Lancashire	1,349	1,126	1,143	1,198	1,422	1,369	1,442	1,489
Leicestershire	667	755	774	802	805	806	816	934
Lincolnshire	442	521	541	517	516	561	600	641
City of London	324	347	334	314	285	233	247 .	268
Merseyside	1,560	1,343	1,502	1,356	1,458	1,418	1,532	1,752
Metropolitan police	14,372	13,493	12,432	11,257	10,605	10,040	10,459	11,358
Norfolk	529	603	646	648	655	694	819	924
Northamptonshire	511	554	577	587	599	694	742	812
Northumbria	1,319	1,365	1,362	1,443	1,417	1,344	1,403	1,457
North Yorkshire	520	519	543	541	492	591	743	723
Nottinghamshire	979	1,003	987	1,039	1,024	1,039	1,087	1,180
South Yorkshire	1,418	1,291	1,243	1,273	1,391	1,312	1,352	1,510
Staffordshire	754	763	866	1,004	858	935	1,030	1,146
Suffolk	485	522	583	594	600	621	692	713
Surrey	754	727	743	733	762	897	1,043	1,245
Sussex	1,131	1,149	1,185	1,393	1,328	1,454	1,507	1,578
Thames Valley	1,738	1,825	1,827	1,799	1,786	1,891	2,061	. 2,412
Warwickshire	376	376	398	406	394	412	459	503
West Mercia	964	942	975	975	1,043	1,095	1,116	1,233
West Midlands	2,780	2,739	2,817	2,652	2,695	2,819	3,007	3,012
West Yorkshire	2,037	2,234	2,304	2,216	2,199	2,228	2,364	2,538
Wiltshire	453	475	519	555	563	622	649	703
Dyfed-Powys	310.	322	341	341	359	401	459	502
Gwent	378	452	477	487	498	537	570	607
North Wales	512	476	479	508	519	498	645	703
South Wales	1,287	1,206	1,132	1,223	1,081	1,270	1,435	1,366
England and Wales	52,933	53,011	52,975	52,465	52,588	53,693	58,022	62,581

⁽¹¹²⁾ Full-time equivalents.

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