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Operation Trident

Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2006, Official Report, column 822W, on Operation Trident, whether he was consulted during the process of drawing up the terms of reference for Operation Trident; and if he will make a statement. [61125]

Hazel Blears: The terms of reference for Operation Trident are a matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, in consultation with the Metropolitan Police Authority.

Passport Offices

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to announce (a) the successful applicant for the contract for the network of passport offices and (b) the (i) locations of the offices and (ii) other terms of the contract. [60588]


 
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Andy Burnham: A contract was signed with Mapeley Abl Provider Ltd. on 7 March to provide premises and facilities management services. The contract value, £55 million over three years, has been made public in my reply to question number 54053 from the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Carmichael) on 21 March. This and other main contract terms will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union within a month. The locations of the offices will be announced when premises have been secured.

Police

Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the starting salary was for newly qualified police officers in Lancashire for each of the last 10 years. [60794]

Hazel Blears [holding answer 23 March 2006]: The salary of a constable on completion of initial training for each of the last 10 years is shown in the following table.
Pay rates for a constable on completion of initial training from 1996 to 2005

From 1 September:£
200522,270
200422,107
200321,462
200220,436
200119,842
200019,170
199918,612
199817,964
199717,274
199616,689

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers there were in each London borough on 31 March (a) 2005, (b) 2000 and (c) 1995; and if he will make a statement. [60551]

Hazel Blears: The data for the number of police officers by basic command unit (BCD) within the Metropolitan Police area as at 31 March 2005 is provided in the table. BCD data is only available from 2003.

The deployment of police officers to BCUs and other specialist units in the Metropolitan Police is an operational matter for the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Police officer strength(42) in the Metropolitan Police by basic command unit, 31 March 2005

Basic command unitPolice officers
Barking and Dagenham419.1
Barnet561.0
Bexley382.7
Brent679.4
Bromley489.2
Camden850.4
City of Westminster1,617.1
Croydon692.0
Ealing686.2
Enfield574.7
Greenwich605.2
Hackney788.5
Hammersmith and Fulham526.1
Haringey683.2
Harrow342.2
Havering383.4
Heathrow437.5
Hillingdon497.8
Hounslow509.7
Islington683.4
Kensington and Chelsea561.6
Kingston upon Thames298.2
Lambeth984.5
Lewisham645.9
Merton351.7
Newham781.9
Redbridge458.7
Richmond upon Thames286.8
Southwark891.4
Sutton291.0
Tower Hamlets761.0
Waltham Forest545.8
Wandsworth582.3


(42)Figures are based on full-time equivalent and include those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave.



 
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Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department how many (a) police support staff, (b) community support officers and (c) special constables there were in each police authority area in England and Wales in each of the last 20 years, ranked in descending order. [56984]

Hazel Blears: The available information is given in the following table.
The total strength(43) for civilians/police staff(44) by police force area (1986–2005)(45)

March
Police force area19861987198819891990
Avon and Somerset775723730765835
Bedfordshire307312326361377
Cambridgeshire367394410414458
Cheshire426510512511501
Cleveland313347360428431
Cumbria314310340351380
Derbyshire692725716719679
Devon and Cornwall848873897891929
Dorset421427434464485
Durham526519524539534
Essex753809880951988
Gloucestershire257245293317330
Greater Manchester1,6261,8001,9211,9522,153
Hampshire771812872932*
Hertfordshire404433461485530
Humberside542587640653673
Kent880938906920964
Lancashire8959451,0161,066*
Leicestershire453458499569632
Lincolnshire368309311322431
London, City of320329318317312
Merseyside1,1761,249*1,3401,413
Metropolitan Police13,18513,36513,17912,98113,250
Norfolk311327346371407
Northamptonshire310320340351373
Northumbria1,0431,0951,1061,1231,164
North Yorkshire335330358421433
Nottinghamshire611568578606640
South Yorkshire713821832851853
Staffordshire667678681679655
Suffolk408403412424428
Surrey420451470468520
Sussex763818862898880
Thames Valley1,1881,1611,1821,1871,267
Warwickshire301298313309330
West Mercia760750744772832
West Midlands1,5141,6882,0572,1152,236
West Yorkshire1,2751,3601,4581,6131,743
Wiltshire307346371412434
Dyfed-Powys208198208223237
Gwent231233251255255
North Wales405381384408422
South Wales9739591,0151,0451,120
Total 43 forces in:
England and Wales39,35140,59240,50542,76742,503

 
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March
Police force area19911992199319941995
Avon and Somerset9028991,1711,1951,204
Bedfordshire372387392412475
Cambridgeshire457454445443443
Cheshire511515554582616
Cleveland437432481506533
Cumbria396409414436443
Derbyshire534502604602625
Devon and Cornwall1,0011,0381,0691,1501,125
Dorset525552563581592
Durham557533534533491
Essex1,0281,0741,1061,1551,205
Gloucestershire361367375381381
Greater Manchester2,2682,2822,5902,6382,674
Hampshire9941,0521,0781,1511,231
Hertfordshire554560592620689
Humberside663679688660596
Kent9821,0381,1101,0991,091
Lancashire1,1641,0931,0651,0371,130
Leicestershire641676661647680
Lincolnshire438464488493502
London, City of283301320332345
Merseyside1,5291,5781,6251,6391,595
Metropolitan Police13,85314,27614,59114,48314,357
Norfolk431445464496493
Northamptonshire411427443483449
Northumbria1,2261,1861,2251,2771,278
North Yorkshire449445453438508
Nottinghamshire693710738831895
South Yorkshire8928931,0651,1771,149
Staffordshire715740737746749
Suffolk468513520510498
Surrey527568601629732
Sussex9269519831,0131,049
Thames Valley1,3591,4231,4781,5221,706
Warwickshire338321340339361
West Mercia836851925919949
West Midlands2,2652,2642,4712,4592,629
West Yorkshire1,8751,8211,8671,9121,965
Wiltshire464466492477464
Dyfed-Powys243260275286293
Gwent298308320317325
North Wales439452475475494
South Wales1,0811,0881,0881,1581,097
Total 43 forces in:
England and Wales46,37347,28349,46650,22951,096

March
Police force area19961997(46)199819992000
Avon and Somerset1,2131,4381,3931,4241,436
Bedfordshire472484523483490
Cambridgeshire530607574586503
Cheshire690735781785823
Cleveland553609586552595
Cumbria408451451442469
Derbyshire656723787818826
Devon and Cornwall1,1211,1591,1861,2151,343
Dorset621615651702686
Durham531583557559590
Essex1,1301,1991,2521,2731,348
Gloucestershire415435423504484
Greater Manchester2,7492,6122,6612,6232,822
Hampshire1,3231,3161,3311,3811,443
Hertfordshire754818831835890
Humberside683718789840840
Kent1,1411,3841,4701,5821,647
Lancashire1,3491,1261,1431,1981,422
Leicestershire667755774802805
Lincolnshire442521541517516
London, City of324347334314285
Merseyside1,5601,3431,5021,3561,458
Metropolitan Police14,37213,49312,43211,25710,605
Norfolk529603646648655
Northamptonshire511554577587599
Northumbria1,3191,3651,3621,4431,417
North Yorkshire520519543541492
Nottinghamshire9791,0039871,0391,024
South Yorkshire1,4181,2911,2431,2731,391
Staffordshire7547638661,004858
Suffolk485522583594600
Surrey754727743733762
Sussex1,1311,1491,1851,3931,328
Thames Valley1,7381,8251,8271,7991,786
Warwickshire376376398406394
West Mercia9649429759751,043
West Midlands2,7802,7392,8172,6522,695
West Yorkshire2,0372,2342,3042,2162,199
Wiltshire453475519555563
Dyfed-Powys310322341341359
Gwent378452477487498
North Wales512476479508519
South Wales1,2871,2061,1321,2231,081
Total 43 forces in:
England and Wales52,93353,01152,97552,46552,588

 
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March
Police force area2001(47)20022003(48)20042005
Avon and Somerset1,4521,6111,7851,9871,984
Bedfordshire491524595654706
Cambridgeshire614733786826817
Cheshire8338841,0081,1331,125
Cleveland586626694760742
Cumbria588631676697718
Derbyshire8759531,0611,1181,129
Devon and Cornwall1,4531,6391,8341,9172,007
Dorset682741793809871
Durham566660602588735
Essex1,4471,5711,6821,8761,955
Gloucestershire506545590633648
Greater Manchester2,8583,1353,1733,3943,248
Hampshire1,4821,5971,7201,8451,944
Hertfordshire9351,1211,2991,3661,382
Humberside8088168809591,026
Kent1,7961,9582,0952,2332,198
Lancashire1,3691,4421,4891,6421,686
Leicestershire8068169349891,009
Lincolnshire561600641653671
London, City of233247268284298
Merseyside1,4181,5321,7521,8512,114
Metropolitan Police10,04010,45911,35812,14413,127
Norfolk694819924963982
Northamptonshire694742812858958
Northumbria1,4161,4031,4571,4951,470
North Yorkshire591743723864 -930
Nottinghamshire1,0391,0871,1801,2701,299
South Yorkshire1,3121,3521,5101,5741,698
Staffordshire9351,0301,1461,2421,313
Suffolk621692713779803
Surrey8971,0431,2451,3181,431
Sussex1,4541,5071,5781,7741,950
Thames Valley1,8912,0612,4122,5892,573
Warwickshire412459503520587
West Mercia1,0951,1161,2331,3711,473
West Midlands2,8193,0073,0123,1003,083
West Yorkshire2,2282,3642,5382,7632,998
Wiltshire622649703764811
Dyfed-Powys401459502523525
Gwent537570607623688
North Wales498645703832836
South Wales1,2701,4351,3661,4151,465
Total 43 forces in:
England and Wales53,82358,02262,58166,99370,013




*=force unable to provide data.
(43)Total strength is based on full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number, because of rounding there may be an apparent discrepancy between these totals and the totals in other tables. Between 1986–1995 the full-time equivalent figures were based on estimations. Figures exclude those staff on career breaks or maternity/paternity unless otherwise stated.
(44)Civilian staff have been referred to as police staff since March 2003. Figures exclude traffic wardens, police community support officers and designated officers (s.38).
(45)Strength figures for civilian staff were collected by HMIC from 1986 until 1995. The research development and statistics section within the Home Office, have been collecting and publishing this data since March 1996.
(46)Boundary changes on 1 April 1996 transferred resources from South Wales Police to forces for the policing of the Rhmney Valley Gwent police.
(47)Boundary changes on 1 April 2000 transferred some resources from the metropolitan police to Essex, Hertfordshire and Surrey police forces.
(48)Strength figures as at 31 March 2003 include those staff on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. Therefore these figures are not comparable with those provided for other years in the table.



 
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