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Written question asked by Lord McCabe (Labour) on Thursday, 20 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 (named day). It was answered by Brandon Lewis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers and (b) policing staff were employed in each force in England and Wales in each year since 2010.

Answer

The Home Office collects and publishes data biannually on the number of police officers and police staff employed by each police force. These data can be found in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins.

The latest statistics, representing the picture as at 30 September 2016, can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2016


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71423
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Police
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk