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Written question asked by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 March 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2015. It was answered by Lord Bates (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 on behalf of the Home Office.

Police: Road Traffic Control

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffic police, as full time equivalents, have been employed in Kent each year from 2010 to date.

Answer

The table provided shows the number and proportion of full-time equivalent police officers within the traffic function for Kent Police, as at 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2014.

Number of and proportion of full-time equivalent1 police officers within the traffic function2, 3 in Kent Police, as at 31 March 2010 to 31 March 2014.4
Number Proportion of total police officers (%)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Kent 138 138 124 112 101 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.1
1. This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been presented to the nearest whole number.
2. Traffic function includes staff who are predominantly employed on motor-cycles or in patrol vehicles for the policing of traffic and motorway related duties to support the traffic function of the force including radar, accident investigation, vehicle examination and traffic administration. Includes those officers working with hazardous chemicals, and those administrative staff predominantly serving the internal needs of the traffic function of the force and those officers in supporting roles.
3. Staff with multiple responsibilities (or designations) are recorded under their primary role or function. This may explain some variability between years.
4. Figures have been confirmed by all police forces after collection and before publication each year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5626
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Road traffic control Kent Police
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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