Written question asked by Denis MacShane (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2010. It was answered by Alan Campbell (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police: South Yorkshire

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers there were in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2005 and (iv) 2009 and (b) police community support officers there were in (i) 2005 and (ii) 2009 in South Yorkshire.

Answer

The figures requested are shown in the following table.

Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) in post in South Yorkshire
As at 31 March each year	Officers¹	PCSOs
1997	3,159	—
2001	3,197	—
2005	3,265	125
2009	3,017	328
¹ Number of FTE police officers less staff on career breaks and maternity leave.

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