Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 17 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 June 2002. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 June 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to his Answer of 11th April, Official Report, column 565W, how many community police officers there are on the beat, broken down by division. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department further to his answer of 11 April 2002, Official Report, column 565W, how many community police officers there are on the beat, broken down by division. [58344] Mr. Denham: The information in the table has been provided by the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester police (D. Wilmot Esq QPM). The number of officers shown as on the beat comprises those carrying out the role of community beat constable or that of area/community sergeant. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Division Community Police Officers on the beat{ 1} North Manchester Division 48 South Manchester Division 89 The City of Salford Division 63 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Division 29 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Division 42 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Division 54 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Division 40 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Division 27 Bury Metropolitan Borough Division 21 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Division 39 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Division 31 Total 483 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Figures are for 22 May 2002

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 58344; 386 c1228W;386 c1228-9W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Community relations Neighbourhood policing Greater Manchester Police
Contains statistics: Yes
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