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Written question asked by Chris Pond (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 December 2000. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 December 2000 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) powered patrol and supervisory craft, (b) personnel broken down by rank, (c) other staff, (d) operational marine stations and (e) specialist divers of the Thames Division of the Metropolitan Police there were in each of the years 1980, 1989 and 2000. - Includes figures and tables and ref to records for 1980 are incomplete and therefore the information provided is for 1989 and 2000.
Answer

Mr. Pond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) powered patrol and supervisory craft, (b) personnel broken down by rank, (c) other staff, (d) operational marine stations and (e) specialist divers of the Thames Division of the Metropolitan police there were in each of the years 1980, 1989 and 2000. [141365] Mr. Charles Clarke: The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has provided the information. The force's records for 1980 are incomplete and therefore the information provided is for 1989 and 2000. (i) 1989 There were 21 patrol boats and two supervision launches. The staffing in 1989 was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Police officers Superintendent 1 Chief Inspector 1 Inspectors 8 Sergeants 22 Constables 114 Civilian staff and other staff Civilian support staff 6 Garage staff (including boatyard) 12 Special constables 29 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In 1989, Thames Division operated from the following locations: Barnes, Hampton, Moorings and Shepperton, Wapping and Waterloo Pier.Metropolitan police service records in 1989 did not differentiate between divers and other specially employed officers. However, force duty records suggest there were nine officers employed as divers. (ii) 2000 There were 11 patrol boats and three supervision launches. The staffing in 2000 was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number Police officers Chief Inspector 1 Inspectors 5 Sergeants 14 Constables 67 Civilian staff and other staff Civilian support staff 6 Special constables 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In 2000, the Marine Support Unit operated from Wapping with satellite unstaffed bases at Waterloo Pier and Richmond. There were nine divers (one sergeant and eight constables).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
359 c179-80W;359 c177-8W; 141365
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Boats Police Metropolitan Police Divers River Thames
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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