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Police community support officer female and male recruits( 1) from 2002-03 to 2005-06( 2) (FTE)( 3) and recruits as percentage of total strength
Female recruits Male recruits Total recruits Recruits percentage of strength

England and Wales

2002-03

382

695

1,077

91.6

2003-04

826

1,305

2,130

62.3

2004-05

1,233

1,705

2,938

47.3

2005-06

663

805

1,468

21.7

(1) Recruits included those officers joining as police standard direct recruits and those who were previously special constables. This excludes police community support officers on transfers from other forces and those rejoining. Data have not been previously published in this format, published data are for all joiners.
(2 )Financial year runs 1 April to 31 March inclusive. Data are not available prior to 2002-03. PCSOs were introduced as part of the Police Reform Act 2002.
(3 )Full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items.

Special constable female and male recruits( 1) from 2002-03 to 2005-06( 2) (Headcount) and recruits as percentage of total strength
Female recruits Male recruits Total recruits Recruits percentage of strength

England and Wales

2002-03

493

878

1,371

12.4

2003-04

903

1,404

2,307

21.0

2004-05

1,624

2,331

3,955

33.2

2005-06

1,619

2,355

3,974

30.2

(1 )Recruits included those specials joining as direct recruits to the constabulary. This excludes specials on transfers from other forces and those rejoining. Data have not been previously published in this format, published data are for all joiners.
(2) Financial year runs 1 April to 31 March inclusive. Data are not available prior to 2002-03.

Police: Gloucestershire

Martin Horwood: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was awarded in real terms to Gloucestershire Police Authority in specific grants for each fiscal year from 2002, broken down by type of grant; and if he will make a statement. [122040]

Mr. McNulty: The information requested is set out in the tables.

Gloucestershire police authority, specific grant funding
£ million
Crime Fighting Fund Basic Command Unit Fund Community Support Officer Funding Neighbourhood Policing Fund Rural Policing Fund Forensic Grant Special Priority Payments

2002-03

1.982

0.776

0.511

2003-04

2.314

0.405

0.172

0.778

0.535

0.303

2004-05

2.433

0.405

0.439

0.776

0.477

0.519

2005-06

2.433

0.405

0.976

0.772

0.396

0.667

2006-07(1, 2, 3)

2.433

0.405

0.475

1.517

2007-08(4)

2.433

0.405

0.489

2.468


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£ million
Special Formula Grant Capital Airwave Premises Improvement Fund Total Specific Grants and Capital Provision Total Specific Grants and Capital Provision in Real Terms

2002-03

1.095

0.690

0.180

5.233

5.640

2003-04

1.403

0.154

0.410

6.474

6.776

2004-05

1.533

0.108

6.690

6.815

2005-06

1.696

0.278

7.622

7.622

2006-07(1, 2, 3)

1.815

1.577

8.221

8.006

2007-08(4)

1.815

1.379

8.989

8.524

(1) Prior to 2006-07 funding for pensions and security was included in general grant. These are now funded as specific grants (Gloucestershire received £7.8 million in security and pensions deficit grant in 2006-07 and is expected to receive £7.4 million
in 2007-08).
(2) Rural Policing Grant, Special Priority Payments and Forensic Grant were consolidated to form Special Formula Grant in 2006-07.
(3) An extra capital payment of £198,000 will be paid on 12 March 2007 for 2006-07 as announced on 19 February 2007.
(4) The Crime Fighting Fund was unring-fenced in December 2006.

Police: Hertfordshire

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the performance of police in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) Hemel Hempstead in each of the last seven years. [120020]

Mr. McNulty: The Home Office has received numerous representations regarding police forces in England and Wales. In addition, there have been formal reports published relating to the performance of the police service and of Hertfordshire Constabulary specifically. These can be found on the websites for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) at:

and the Home Office at:

The most recent police performance assessments were published in October 2006.The latest HMIC publication regarding Hertfordshire Constabulary was the baseline assessment 2005-06, and regarding policing in the Western BCU (which covers Hemel Hempstead) the Western Area BCU inspection (January 2004) and follow-up inspection (December 2004).

Police: Manpower

Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the recent changes in police numbers in England and Wales. [121116]

Mr. McNulty: The information available is in the following tables and can be found at the following web address:


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Table 1: Police officer strength by English Government office regions and Wales (full-time equivalents)( 1)
Police officers Police officers less staff on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave (comparable with previously published figures) Police officers
Strength as at: Strength as at: Change in 12 months Change in 6 months
September 2005 March 2006 September 2006 September 2005 March 2006 September 2006 September 2005 to September 2006 March 2006 to September 2006
English Government office regions and Wales fte fte fte fte fte fte No. % No. %

North East

7,440

7,490

7,430

7,336

7,365

7,306

-10

-0.1

-60

-0.8

Cleveland

1,649

1,702

1,707

1,640

1,677

1,681

58

3.5

4

0.2

Durham

1,729

1,721

1,722

1,710

1,704

1,700

-7

-0.4

1

0.0

Northumbria

4,062

4,066

4,002

3,986

3,983

3,925

-61

-1.5

-65

-1.6

North West

19,461

19,491

19,403

19,217

19,213

19,137

-58

-0.3

-87

-0.4

Cheshire

2,209

2,218

2,213

2,161

2,174

2,170

4

0.2

-5

-0.2

Cumbria

1,263

1,265

1,276

1,241

1,230

1 ,247

13

1.1

11

0.9

Greater Manchester

8,060

8,071

7,930

7,966

7,959

7.825

-130

1.6

-141

-1.7

Lancashire

3,602

3,635

3,604

3,550

3,583

3,542

2

0.0

-31

-0.9

Merseyside

4,327

4,302

4,380

4,300

4,269

4,353

53

1.2

78

1.8

Yorkshire and the Humber

12,938

12,874

12,879

12,823

12,759

12,766

-59

-0.5

5

0.0

Humberside

2,267

2,232

2,251

2,244

2,224

2,243

-15

-0.7

19

0.9

North Yorkshire

1,591

1,653

1.654

1,582

1,636

1,642

63

4.0

1

0.1

South Yorkshire

3,351

3,305

3,271

3,306

3,255

3,236

-81

2 .4

-34

-1.0

West Yorkshire

5,729

5,685

5.703

5,691

5,644

5,645

-26

-0.5

19

0.3

East Midlands

9,454

9,436

9,334

9,354

9,304

9,202

-120

-1.3

-102

-1.1

Derbyshire

2,050

2,073

2,051

2,033

2,046

2,025

1

0.0

-22

-1.1

Leicestershire

2,278

2,277

2,235

2,254

2,250

2,206

-42

-1.9

-41

-1.8

Lincolnshire

1,221

1,236

1,217

1,207

1,213

1,195

-4

-0.3

-19

-1.5

Northamptonshire

1,343

1,338

1,344

1,320

1,317

1,325

1

0.1

6

0.4

Nottinghamshire

2,562

2,512

2,487

2,541

2,477

2,452

-76

-3.0

-25

-1.0

West Midlands

13,868

13,919

13,958

13,727

13,753

13,828

89

0.6

38

0.3

Staffordshire

2,286

2,303

2,300

2,254

2,273

2,273

14

0.6

-2

-0.1

Warwickshire

1,002

1,040

1,043

999

1,032

1,041

40

4.0

3

0.3

West Mercia

2,398

2,385

2,390

2,363

2,351

2,362

-7

-0.3

5

0.2

West Midlands

8,182

8,192

8,224

8,111

8,097

8,153

42

0.5

33

0.4

Eastern

10,926

11,043

11,051

10,792

10,888

10,896

125

1.1

8

0.1

Bedfordshire

1,226

1,225

1,224

1,207

1.197

1,205

-3

-0.2

-1

-0.1

Cambridgeshire

1,463

1,449

1,446

1,444

1,430

1,424

-17

-1.2

-3

-0.2

Essex

3,208

3,322

3,307

3,168

3,279

3,264

100

3.1

-15

-0.4

Hertfordshire

2,145

2,166

2,170

2,118

2,126

2,127

25

1.1

4

0.2

Norfolk

1,577

1,575

1,568

1,559

1,557

1,556

-9

-0.6

-7

-0.4

Suffolk

1,307

1 ,307

1,337

1,296

1,300

1,320

30

2.3

29

2.2

London

32,015

31,822

31,773

31,651

31,405

31,348

-242

-0.8

-50

-0.2

London, City of

890

875

862

883

869

854

-29

-32

-13

1.5

Metropolitan police

31,125

30,948

30,911

30,767

30,536

30,494

-214

-0.7

-37

-0.1

South East

16,738

16,829

16,941

16,437

16,547

16,646

203

1.2

111

0.7

Hampshire

3,800

3,798

3,840

3,710

3,705

3,749

40

1.1

42

1.1

Kent

3,632

3,648

3,685

3,577

3,599

3,630

53

1.5

37

1.0

Surrey

1,948

1,967

1,969

1,906

1,922

1,919

21

1.1

1

0.1

Sussex

3,140

3,127

3,141

3,100

3,092

3,105

1

0.0

14

0.4

Thames Valley

4,217

4,288

4,305

4,144

4,229

4,242

88

2.1

17

0.4

South West

10,791

11,024

11,007

10,685

10,874

10,850

216

2.0

-17

-0.2

Avon and Somerset

3,310

3,439

3,460

3,294

3,389

3,405

150

4.5

21

0.6

Devon and Cornwall

3,448

3,540

3,511

3,405

3,493

3,463

63

1.8

-29

-0.8

Dorset

1,490

1,512

1,528

1,463

1,485

1,493

38

2.5

16

1.1

Gloucestershire

1,305

1,303

1,310

1,291

1,289

1.294

5

0.4

7

0.5

Wiltshire

1,238

1,230

1,198

1,232

1,219

1,194

-40

-3.2

-32

-2.6

Wales

7,649

7,599

7,579

7,575

7,529

7,509

-71

-0.9

-20

-0.3

Dyfed-Powys

1,178

1,194

1,188

1,162

1,182

1,174

10

0.9

-6

-0.5

Gwent

1,472

1,467

1,489

1,472

1,467

1,489

17

1.2

22

15

North Wales

1,644

1,634

1,588

1,627

1,617

1,572

-56

-3.4

-46

-2.8

South Wales

3,355

3,303

3,313

3,314

3,263

3,274

-42

-1.3

10

0.3

Total of all 43 forces

141,281

141,527

141,354

139,597

139,636

139,486

73

0.1

-173

-0.1

Central Service secondments

611

538

519

611

538

519

-92

-15.1

-19

-3.5

British Transport Police

2,319

2,499

2,492

2,291

2,481

2,451

173

7.5

-7

-0.3

Total police officer strength

144,211

144,564

144,365

142,499

142,655

142,456

154

0.1

-200

-0.1

Total police officer strength (excluding BTP)

141,892

142,065

141,873

140,208

140,174

140,005

-19

0.0

-193

-0.1

(1) This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding, there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of the constituent items.

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