Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 January 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 January 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were on secondment to other police forces and duties from the Metropolitan Police Service on (a) 1st April 2000 and (b) 30th September 2000. - Inc table. (Holding answer 15 January 2001).

Answer: Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers were on secondment to other police forces and duties from the Metropolitan police service on (a) 1 April 2000 and (b) 30 September 2000. [145099] Mr. Charles Clarke: [holding answer 15 January 2001]: I understand from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that 950 officers were on secondment on 1 April and 981 officers were on secondment on 30 September 2000. It is standard practice for forces to fill most vacancies that arise from officers on secondment. The table sets out the principal categories under which these secondments are recorded. Metropolitan police secondments _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 April 2000 30 September 2000 Boundary--Essex 32 31 Boundary--Hertfordshire 183 184 Boundary--Surrey 253 247 NCIS 67 71 National Crime Squad 321 325 Overseas 17 24 Central Service 34 50 Seconded elsewhere 14 14 On attachment 29 35 Total 950 981 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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