Written question asked by Lord Risby (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2006. It was answered by Tony McNulty (Labour) on Monday, 10 July 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Crime Statistics

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) resignations and (b) retirements of police officers from the Suffolk constabulary there have been in each year since 1997.

Answer

The available information is provided in the following table:

Full-time equivalent¹ police officer resignations and retirements in Suffolk, 1997-2005
As at 31 March each year	Voluntary resignations²	Retirements³
1997	5	56
1998	10	51
1999	8	44
2000	11	37
2001	12	52
2002	19	36
2003	14	32
2004	28	35
2005	26	27
¹ Prior to 2003, FTE figures excluded those on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. ² Voluntary resignations does not include those who are dismissed and required to resign. ³ Retirements includes normal retirements and medical retirements.

Secondary information