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Police Forces (Establishment)

Volume 958: debated on Monday 13 November 1978

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Mr. Ovenden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the authorised establishment of each police force in England on 1st April in each year since 1972; and what was the corresponding manpower at each date.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

The figures, which take account of the reorganisation of forces which took place on 1st April 1974, are as follows:

1st April 19721st April 1973

Force

Establishment

Strength

Establishment Strength

Strength

Bedfordshire and Luton………826726826741
Birmingham………3,0292,5873,0292,644
Bradford………761716805742
Bristol………1,1611,1211,2211,150
Cheshire………3,0572,6373,0922,743
Cumbria………773751811802
Derby County and Borough………1.5131,3051,5481,368
Devon and Cornwall………2,4332,3782,5542,480
Dorset and Bournemouth………962927962939
Durham………2,7962,6772,8052,728
Essex and Southend………2,3161,9922,3402,064
Gloucestershire………1,2021,1141,2151,160
Hampshire………2,7502,5822,7502,684
Hertfordshire………1,4001,2131,4721,257
Kent………2,3702,1672,4302,219
Kingston-upon-Hull………752714754713
Lancashire………7,0006,5247,0406,654
Leeds………1,3961,1981,4131,319
Leicester and Rutland………1,4131,4101,5021,450
Lincolnshire………1,6061,5951,7001,653
Liverpool and Bootle………2,5382,0952,5382,292
Manchester and Salford………2,4392,1282,4382,200
Mid-Anglia………9528651,022877
Norfolk………1,1191,1011,1351,117
Northampton and County………774724774752
Northumberland………1,8311,7491,8331,779
Nottinghamshire………1,8651,8381,9621,904
Sheffield and Rotherham………1,4481,2301,4481,257
Somerset and Bath………1,2601,0351,2601,108
Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent………1,9061,8932,0461,938
Suffolk………9989611,011992
Surrey………1,3881,2391,3931,264
Sussex………2,4562,3992,4962,422
Teesside………9709541,0221,012
Thames Valley………2,9602,6032,9602,712
Warwickshire and Coventry………1,8151,5671,8151,623
West Mercia………1,7591,4891,7611,552
West Midlands………1,9681,4281,9681,457
West Yorkshire………4,6633,8254,6633,899
Wiltshire………925818926828
York and North East Yorkshire………1,2181,1351,2191,184
City of London………1,0118161,013802
Metropolitan………25,97821,35525,97821,110
Dyfed-Powys………821805891821
Gwent………865815872848
Gwynedd………1,0561,0401,0961,091
South Wales………2,5812,4822,6822,632

1st April 19741st April 19751st April 19761st April 19771st April 1978

Force

EstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrength
Avon and Somerset…2,8682,5652,8682,6002,8682,8182,8512,7932,8512,755
Bedfordshire…890760890795926841941855941850
Cambridgeshire…1,0239421,0249831,0611,0431,0901,0481,0901,007
Cheshire…1,7701,4851,7701,6301,7701,7401,8051,7591,8051,725
Cleveland…1,4101,2931,4111,2961,4111,3611,4111,3171,4111,290
Cumbria…1,0649981,0781,0221,0791,0321,0791,0131,0821,005
Derbyshire…1,5591,3881,5591,4561,5591,5561,7091,5511,7091,493
Devon and Cornwall…2,5732,5182,6732,5792,6732,6492,6732,5372,6732,595
Dorset…1,0881,0011,0891,0501,1081,0931,1081,0811,1141,091
Durham…1,3711,2421,3731,2751,3731,3511,3491,2931,3491,276
Essex…2,4362,1182,4362,1982,4362,3522,5112,3302,5112,337
Gloucestershire…1,0079041,1019611,1011,0401,1001,0581,1001,045
Greater Manchester…6,6005,5856,6005,5846,6005,9476,7356,2376,7356,277
Hampshire…2,8442,6162,8452,7062,8452,8242,9352,8362,9352,816
Hertfordshire…1,4721,2741,4721,3281,4721,4031,4831,4661,4831,471
Humberside…1,9101,6831,9101,6881,9391,7541,9391,7541,9391,786
Kent…2,4522,1902,4542,2652,4652,4402,6152,5482,7032,655
Lancashire…2,8802,7433,0802,8583,0803,0623,0803,0313,0803,040
Leicestershire…1,6021,4891,6031,5811,7051,6441,7051,6711,7051,631
Lincolnshire…1,1741,0831,1741,1401,1821,1561,1821,1511,1821,139
Merseyside…4,3173,8644,3173,8584,3424,1044,3424,2524,4514,235
Norfolk…1,2181,1281,2181,1601,2641,2041,2641,2111,2641,214

1st April 19741st April 19751st April 19761st April 19771st April 1978

Force

EstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrengthEstablishmentStrength
Northamptonshire……844761844831914893950909950876
Northumbria……3,3223,0943,3223,0963,3223,2273,3223,2143,3223,172
North Yorkshire……1,2771,1791,2771,2351,3281,3031,3281,3001,3281,269
Nottinghamshire……2,0561,9532,0662,0342,1242,1182,1452,1032,1442,064
South Yorkshire……2,7522,3192,7522,3402,7522,5172,7522,5982,7522,500
Staffordshire……2,0641,8772,0661,9322,0662,0352,0662,0052,0661,941
Suffolk……1,0709891,0779781,0851,0311,0861,0371,0871,010
Surrey……1,4381,2631,4421,2701,4421,3971,5031,4631,5031,457
Sussex……2,6182,4402,66125,882,7852,7742,7852,7072,7992,648
Thames Valley……2,9602,7142,9602,7812,9602,8772,9952,8282,9962,651
Warwickshire……876733876783876825876860876849
West Mercia……1,6501,4461,6501,4911,6501,5921,6701,6581,6711,620
West Midlands……6,4715,2356,4715,2986,4715,5566,5095,7776,5095,748
West Yorkshire……5,0504,3535,1044,3875,1044,6075,1044,7345,1044,588
Wiltshire……979864979897994958994946995962
City of London……1,0217941,0287871,0228261,0228461,022821
Metropolitan……26,04520,75626,62820,85026,62821,42326,62822,29526,62821,859
Dyfed-Powys……866813866859916903916909916909
Gwent……928885928921964962964956964945
North Wales……1,2161,1211,2161,1741,2761,2221,2761,2221,2761,240
South Wales……2,8862,7582,8862,8493,0692,9733,0692,9563,0692,870