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Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 11 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 May 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 May 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police: Essex

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian staff of each (i) age group and (ii) sex were employed by Essex police in (A) 2007, (B) 2008 and (C) 2009 to date;
Answer

The information collected centrally shows the number of police officers and civilian staff employed by Essex police on 31 March 2007 and 31 March 2008, broken down by four age groups (25 and under; 26 to 40; 41 to 55; and over 55) and sex. It is shown in the following table. Corresponding figures for 31 March 2009 will be available when the National Statistics bulletin Police Service Personnel, England and Wales, 31 March 2009, is published on 23 July 2009.Separate figures for officers and staff employed by Essex police authority are not collected centrally.

Number of police officers and staff employed by Essex police: 2007-08
Age group (HC) Gender (FTE)
25 and under 25-40 41-55 Over 55 Total (HC)¹ Male Female Total (FTE)¹
31 March 2007
Police officers 517 1592 1267 21 3397 2480 860 3340
Police staff² 374 749 939 550 2612 948 1434 2382
31 March 2008
Police officers 527 1686 1209 23 3445 2479 906 3385
Police staff² 391 802 954 594 2741 989 1512 2501
¹ Age group figures presented in terms of head-count (HC) as the more commonly used full time equivalent (FTE) measures not collected.
² Police staff figures include police community support officers, designated officers and traffic wardens.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
492 c1466W; 275588
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Staff Essex Police
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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