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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian support staff were employed by Merseyside Police in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2002. [129472]
Ms Blears
The information is given in the table.
| Merseyside Police1 | ||
| Police officers | Police staff | |
| 31 March 2000 | 4,085 | 1,458 |
| 31 March 2001 | 4,081 | 1,418 |
| 31 March 2002 | 4,125 | 1,532 |
| 31 December 2002 | 4,180 | — |
| 1 Figures are full time equivalents | ||
Source:
Home Office Statistics