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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour). It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 December 2011.


Police: Officer Numbers

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers are currently employed by police forces in England and Wales and how many were employed in May 2010.
Answer

My Lords, police personnel data are collected on a financial year cycle. Published statistics show that there were 139,110 full-time equivalent police officers in England and Wales as at 31 March 2011. This compares with 143,734 as at March 2010.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
733 c1154 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Police
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk