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Written question asked by Baroness Jolly (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 2 February 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 February 2016. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 9 February 2016 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


RAF Police

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers of the Royal Air Force Police they estimate will be deployed in (1) 2015–16, (2) 2016–17, (3) 2017–18, (4) 2018–19, and (5) 2019–20.

Answer

The number of Regular Royal Air Force Police at 1 December 2015 was 1,150. The forecast of Regular Royal Air Force Police in future years is shown below:

Regular Royal Air Force Police

Financial Year

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Forecast of personnel

1,140

1,160

1,210

1,250

Regular personnel in Training at 1 December 2015 was 121. The forecast of Regular personnel expected to complete their training and join the Royal Air Force Police in future years is shown below:

Regular personnel in training

Financial Year

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Forecast

100

100

100

100

The liability for the Regular Royal Air Force Police is as follows:

Regular Royal Air Force Police

Financial Year

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

Liability

1,190

1,210

1,230

1,220

1,280


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5762
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Deployment RAF Police
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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