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Written question asked by Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 7 February 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 February 2006. It was answered by Shaun Woodward (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.


Police

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many police officers are stationed at the Port of Larne, broken down by rank; and how many arrests have been made by police officers at the Port of Larne in each year since 2000.
Answer

The Port of Larne does not have a dedicated police presence. The policing of the area is the responsibility of Larne district command unit. The present establishment of Larne DCU is as follows:

Number
Chief Inspector 1
Inspector 4
Sergeants 9
Constables 52
Full-Time Reserve 9

The PSNI do not hold specific records for the number of arrests at the port of Larne. The arrest figures for Larne DCU from 2000 are as follows.

Arrests
2000 276
2001 215
2002 298
2003 303
2004 298
2005 339

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
51054; 443 c381-2W;443 c381-2W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Arrests Northern Ireland Police Larne
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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