House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 26 Oct 2004 (pt 10)

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Breath Tests

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for The Home Department (1) how many breath tests were carried out by police officers in each year since 1997 (a) in total and (b) broken down by police authority; and what proportion were found to be positive in each case; [192181]

(2) how many breath tests were conducted on male drivers aged between (a) 17 and 20 years and (b) 20 and 29 years in each year since 1999; how many of these tested positive; and how many were convicted of driving when under the influence of alcohol. [192182]

Ms Blears: The table shows the number of screening breath tests and the proportion that tested positive or were refused by police force area from 1997 to 2002 (latest available). 2003 data will be available in early 2005.

Data are not collected centrally on the number of screening breath tests by sex or age of the driver.
Screening breath tests and proportion positive or refused by police force area, 1997–2002 Number and percentage

1997
1998
1999

Police force area Total tests Percentage positive/refused Total tests Percentage positive/refused Total tests Percentage positive/refused

Avon and Somerset 16,000 21 19,700 15 19,200 17

Bedfordshire 6,000 19 5,300 16 2,900 27

Cambridgeshire 19,100 7 17,800 7 13,600 8

Cheshire 25,500 7 23,300 7 20,500 8

Cleveland 31,600 3 34,200 3 28,600 3

Cumbria 11,200 8 9,400 8 7,100 8

Derbyshire 34,500 5 35,700 5 49,200 4

Devon and Cornwall 15,200 11 15,700 14 14,700 18

Dorset 9,100 15 10,100 15 9,200 14

Durham 4,300 29 7,400 17 12,700 7

Essex 28,700 6 28,400 10 24,100 11

Gloucestershire 9,400 17 9,300 14 8,300 16

Greater Manchester 35,500 21 31,200 21 21,500 22

Hampshire 25,000 14 27,300 14 31,600 12

Hertfordshire 7,400 25 8,100 24 7,000 27

Humberside 6,500 17 8,300 18 8,100 15

Kent 9,100 15 27,500 11 32,700 11

Lancashire 21,300 13 20,300 9 19,100 10

Leicestershire 10,200 22 20,200 11 21,100 9

Lincolnshire 20,200 4 25,900 4 21,000 4

London, City of 3,600 16 3,300 14 1,700 17

Merseyside 14,800 17 18,700 13 18,600 12

Metropolitan police 137,900 13 111,400 13 99,800 11

Norfolk 9,200 11 12,400 7 11,600 7

Northamptonshire 7,100 21 4,700 26 5,300 23

Northumbria 11,900 30 12,200 27 12,500 28

North Yorkshire 10,500 16 9,900 15 8,100 16

Nottinghamshire 11,500 25 8,900 27 8,400 29

South Yorkshire 14,200 14 12,600 13 16,100 12

Staffordshire 13,800 11 15,400 14 10,100 18

Suffolk 12,300 9 15,600 8 15,100 7

Surrey 11,200 13 11,400 11 11,700 14

Sussex 26,100 10 17,400 11 17,900 11

Thames Valley 33,100 17 34,200 15 30,300 16

Warwickshire 8,700 12 8,700 10 8,600 12

West Mercia 18,300 10 19,100 8 12,300 13

West Midlands 22,600 14 24,100 25 21,300 23

West Yorkshire 23,300 19 22,900 20 18,800 21

Wiltshire 7,400 17 7,100 15 6,800 15

Dyfed-Powys 8,500 9 9,200 12 9,900 10

Gwent 12,200 10 11,200 10 10,600 10

North Wales 13,300 12 15,200 10 15,900 10

South Wales 23,100 11 24,900 13 20,700 13

Total 800,300 13 815,500 13 764,500 12

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2000
2001
2002

Police force area Total tests Percentage positive/refused Total tests Percentage positive/refused Total tests Percentage positive/refused

Avon and Somerset 15,800 19 15,400 19 15,100 20

Bedfordshire 3,300 22 4,200 17 6,200 14

Cambridgeshire 12,800 9 12,700 9 13,000 10

Cheshire 15,800 16 13,600 19 12,200 20

Cleveland 18,800 4 14,100 6 11,000 7

Cumbria 6,100 10 5,100 15 4,700 11

Derbyshire 52,000 3 42,100 4 37,900 4

Devon and Cornwall 13,000 20 13,500 21 12,600 23

Dorset 12,300 11 10,400 15 10,400 15

Durham 15,300 7 16,300 7 9,500 12

Essex 27,200 9 18,900 14 16,100 17

Gloucestershire 8,200 17 9,600 15 9,300 16

Greater Manchester 27,300 31 23,900 32 23,200 32

Hampshire 35,200 10 35,200 11 35,200 11

Hertfordshire 6,000 33 5,500 38 4,300 47

Humberside 9,400 13 7,500 15 8,700 14

Kent 32,200 9 32,200 10 34,200 9

Lancashire 15,500 10 10,000 25 10,600 14

Leicestershire 18,600 11 14,900 14 14,500 16

Lincolnshire 12,100 6 13,600 5 9,000 9

London, City of 1,100 23 1,100 26 1,400 20

Merseyside 12,800 17 7,200 30 7,000 33

Metropolitan Police 93,800 10 65,100 19 57,200 24

Norfolk 9,100 8 9,100 13 5,300 18

Northamptonshire 5,800 25 4,500 31 3,300 39

Northumbria 12,700 27 12,400 27 11,800 26

North Yorkshire 6,700 17 7,400 15 7,300 16

Nottinghamshire 8,400 28 7,700 30 5,800 37

South Yorkshire 19,200 11 18,000 11 14,400 14

Staffordshire 7,700 16 4,700 35 5,300 34

Suffolk 9,200 9 8,600 11 8,900 12

Surrey 12,400 13 13,300 11 7,500 24

Sussex 20,800 9 21,800 10 17,300 10

Thames Valley 30,800 17 26,200 18 25,300 30

Warwickshire 7,100 13 5,800 16 5,100 18

West Mercia 8,900 25 9,100 25 8,200 27

West Midlands 16,200 24 12,200 38 10,500 48

West Yorkshire 18,300 23 17,200 23 16,700 27

Wiltshire 6,500 15 5,900 19 5,900 19

Dyfed-Powys 7,400 11 7,000 13 7,300 14

Gwent 10,100 10 6,400 19 3,800 30

North Wales 15,000 11 15,100 9 19,600 8

South Wales 17,800 15 19,300 16 17,500 17

Total 714,800 13 623,900 16 570,200 18

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	1997	1998	1999
Police force area	Total tests	Percentage positive/refused	Total tests	Percentage positive/refused	Total tests	Percentage positive/refused
Avon and Somerset	16,000	21	19,700	15	19,200	17
Bedfordshire	6,000	19	5,300	16	2,900	27
Cambridgeshire	19,100	7	17,800	7	13,600	8
Cheshire	25,500	7	23,300	7	20,500	8
Cleveland	31,600	3	34,200	3	28,600	3
Cumbria	11,200	8	9,400	8	7,100	8
Derbyshire	34,500	5	35,700	5	49,200	4
Devon and Cornwall	15,200	11	15,700	14	14,700	18
Dorset	9,100	15	10,100	15	9,200	14
Durham	4,300	29	7,400	17	12,700	7
Essex	28,700	6	28,400	10	24,100	11
Gloucestershire	9,400	17	9,300	14	8,300	16
Greater Manchester	35,500	21	31,200	21	21,500	22
Hampshire	25,000	14	27,300	14	31,600	12
Hertfordshire	7,400	25	8,100	24	7,000	27
Humberside	6,500	17	8,300	18	8,100	15
Kent	9,100	15	27,500	11	32,700	11
Lancashire	21,300	13	20,300	9	19,100	10
Leicestershire	10,200	22	20,200	11	21,100	9
Lincolnshire	20,200	4	25,900	4	21,000	4
London, City of	3,600	16	3,300	14	1,700	17
Merseyside	14,800	17	18,700	13	18,600	12
Metropolitan police	137,900	13	111,400	13	99,800	11
Norfolk	9,200	11	12,400	7	11,600	7
Northamptonshire	7,100	21	4,700	26	5,300	23
Northumbria	11,900	30	12,200	27	12,500	28
North Yorkshire	10,500	16	9,900	15	8,100	16
Nottinghamshire	11,500	25	8,900	27	8,400	29
South Yorkshire	14,200	14	12,600	13	16,100	12
Staffordshire	13,800	11	15,400	14	10,100	18
Suffolk	12,300	9	15,600	8	15,100	7
Surrey	11,200	13	11,400	11	11,700	14
Sussex	26,100	10	17,400	11	17,900	11
Thames Valley	33,100	17	34,200	15	30,300	16
Warwickshire	8,700	12	8,700	10	8,600	12
West Mercia	18,300	10	19,100	8	12,300	13
West Midlands	22,600	14	24,100	25	21,300	23
West Yorkshire	23,300	19	22,900	20	18,800	21
Wiltshire	7,400	17	7,100	15	6,800	15
Dyfed-Powys	8,500	9	9,200	12	9,900	10
Gwent	12,200	10	11,200	10	10,600	10
North Wales	13,300	12	15,200	10	15,900	10
South Wales	23,100	11	24,900	13	20,700	13
Total	800,300	13	815,500	13	764,500	12

	2000	2001	2002
Police force area	Total tests	Percentage positive/refused	Total tests	Percentage positive/refused	Total tests	Percentage positive/refused
Avon and Somerset	15,800	19	15,400	19	15,100	20
Bedfordshire	3,300	22	4,200	17	6,200	14
Cambridgeshire	12,800	9	12,700	9	13,000	10
Cheshire	15,800	16	13,600	19	12,200	20
Cleveland	18,800	4	14,100	6	11,000	7
Cumbria	6,100	10	5,100	15	4,700	11
Derbyshire	52,000	3	42,100	4	37,900	4
Devon and Cornwall	13,000	20	13,500	21	12,600	23
Dorset	12,300	11	10,400	15	10,400	15
Durham	15,300	7	16,300	7	9,500	12
Essex	27,200	9	18,900	14	16,100	17
Gloucestershire	8,200	17	9,600	15	9,300	16
Greater Manchester	27,300	31	23,900	32	23,200	32
Hampshire	35,200	10	35,200	11	35,200	11
Hertfordshire	6,000	33	5,500	38	4,300	47
Humberside	9,400	13	7,500	15	8,700	14
Kent	32,200	9	32,200	10	34,200	9
Lancashire	15,500	10	10,000	25	10,600	14
Leicestershire	18,600	11	14,900	14	14,500	16
Lincolnshire	12,100	6	13,600	5	9,000	9
London, City of	1,100	23	1,100	26	1,400	20
Merseyside	12,800	17	7,200	30	7,000	33
Metropolitan Police	93,800	10	65,100	19	57,200	24
Norfolk	9,100	8	9,100	13	5,300	18
Northamptonshire	5,800	25	4,500	31	3,300	39
Northumbria	12,700	27	12,400	27	11,800	26
North Yorkshire	6,700	17	7,400	15	7,300	16
Nottinghamshire	8,400	28	7,700	30	5,800	37
South Yorkshire	19,200	11	18,000	11	14,400	14
Staffordshire	7,700	16	4,700	35	5,300	34
Suffolk	9,200	9	8,600	11	8,900	12
Surrey	12,400	13	13,300	11	7,500	24
Sussex	20,800	9	21,800	10	17,300	10
Thames Valley	30,800	17	26,200	18	25,300	30
Warwickshire	7,100	13	5,800	16	5,100	18
West Mercia	8,900	25	9,100	25	8,200	27
West Midlands	16,200	24	12,200	38	10,500	48
West Yorkshire	18,300	23	17,200	23	16,700	27
Wiltshire	6,500	15	5,900	19	5,900	19
Dyfed-Powys	7,400	11	7,000	13	7,300	14
Gwent	10,100	10	6,400	19	3,800	30
North Wales	15,000	11	15,100	9	19,600	8
South Wales	17,800	15	19,300	16	17,500	17
Total	714,800	13	623,900	16	570,200	18

Civil Service (Job Losses)

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which services within his Department will be (a) affected by and (b) subject to job losses consequent on the cuts in the Civil Service announced in the Spending Review. [189634]

Fiona Mactaggart: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to him by my right hon. Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Boateng) on 16 September 2004, Official Report, column 1659W.

Full details of the workforce changes announced in the Spending Review are being worked through, and we are consulting all stakeholders including unions and staff.

Departments will come forward in due course with details of workforce changes once plans are finalised.

Community Support Officers

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Community Support Officers have been recruited from ethnic backgrounds. [192643]

Ms Blears: The Home Office Statistical Bulletin number 13/04, "Police Service Strength in England and Wales 31 March 2004", published in September 2004, states that 591 Community Support Officers (CSOs) are from minority ethnic backgrounds. This figure represents about 17 per cent. of the total number of CSOs.

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers have been allocated to community support officers. [192644]

Ms Blears: Community Support Officers (CSOs) may be designated by Chief Officers with any of the following powers:

Power to request a name and address for Fixed Penalty Offences and Offences that cause injury alarm and distress to another person or damage or loss of another's property;

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Power to Request the name and address of a person acting in an antisocial manner; Power to request a person to stop drinking in a designated public area and to surrender open containers of alcohol;

Power to confiscate alcohol from Young Persons;

Power to confiscate cigarettes and tobacco products from young people;

Power of entry to save life or limb, or to prevent serious damage to property;

Power to seize vehicles used to cause alarm and distress;

Power to require the removal of abandoned vehicles;

Power to stop vehicles for the purpose of a road check;

Power to maintain and enforce a cordoned area established under Terrorism Act;

Power to stop and search vehicles and things carried by driver/passengers under Terrorism Act and things carried by pedestrians;

Power to regulate traffic for the purpose of escorting abnormal loads;

Power to stop a vehicle for testing;

Power to disperse groups in designated areas;

Issue of Fixed Penalty Notices under Chapter 1 Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, Part 1 of Schedule 4 of the Police Reform Act 2002 and Penalty Notices for disorder for certain offences specified under the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2003.

In the following forces (Devon and Cornwall, Gwent, Lancashire, the Metropolitan police, Northamptonshire and West Yorkshire) CSOs may also be designated with the following powers:

Power to detain a person for up to 30 minutes pending the arrival of a constable (or to accompany that person to a police station with the person's agreement);

Power to use reasonable force to detain a person or prevent him from making off;

Only available to six trial forces.

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Community Support Officers have been recruited from each London borough. [192646]

Ms Blears: Information is not held on the boroughs from which Community Support officers are recruited.

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The following table shows the number of Community Support Officers posted to each London borough as at the end of September:

Borough CSO number
(Full-time equivalent)

Kensington and Chelsea 55

Westminster 217

Camden 43

Hammersmith and Fulham 23

Hackney 35

Tower Hamlets 56

Waltham Forest 27

Redbridge 28

Havering 34

Newham 52

Barking and Dagenham 22

Lambeth 61

Southwark 31

Islington 23

Lewisham 32

Bromley 38

Harrow 24

Brent 28

Greenwich 32

Bexley 29

Barnet 37

Richmond Upon Thames 28

Staines 32

Kingston upon Thames 22

Merton 21

Wandsworth 28

Haling 36

Hillingdon 45

Enfield 24

Haringey 32

Croydon 39

Sutton 21

Transport command unit 458

Royal parks 46

Airports 51

Borough	CSO number (Full-time equivalent)
Kensington and Chelsea	55
Westminster	217
Camden	43
Hammersmith and Fulham	23
Hackney	35
Tower Hamlets	56
Waltham Forest	27
Redbridge	28
Havering	34
Newham	52
Barking and Dagenham	22
Lambeth	61
Southwark	31
Islington	23
Lewisham	32
Bromley	38
Harrow	24
Brent	28
Greenwich	32
Bexley	29
Barnet	37
Richmond Upon Thames	28
Staines	32
Kingston upon Thames	22
Merton	21
Wandsworth	28
Haling	36
Hillingdon	45
Enfield	24
Haringey	32
Croydon	39
Sutton	21
Transport command unit	458
Royal parks	46
Airports	51

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the recruitment requirements are for Community Support Officers. [192647]

Ms Blears: Section 38(4) of the Police Reform Act 2002 states that the chief officer of the employing force needs to be satisfied that a person designated as a Community Support Officer is suitable and capable of effectively carrying out their duties and has received adequate training to carry out the duties conferred by the designation.

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