I will be very happy to consider such an invitation from any police force.
Estimated net expenditure by police authority in each of the last three years is set out in the table.
Budget management for each police authority area is a matter for the authority and the chief officer, who are responsible for prioritising local needs.
Police authority Net expenditure 2003-04 Net expenditure 2004-05 Estimated net expenditure 2005-06 Avon and Somerset 215,885 228,655 240,632 Bedfordshire 78,229 83,055 87,283 Cambridgeshire 99,149 105,303 112,674 Cheshire 135,182 142,258 148,604 Cleveland 103,727 109,579 114,811 Cumbria 79,741 85,600 89,115 Derbyshire 132,870 139,839 145,884 Devon and Cornwall 220,160 233,170 243,711 Dorset 95,565 101,678 106,977 Durham 95,729 100,664 105,403 Essex 212,756 222,081 232,229 Gloucestershire 86,850 92,024 95,928 Hampshire1 247,623 261,512 268,094 Hertfordshire 143,155 152,728 159,458 Humberside 141,993 150,592 156,909 Kent 233,060 245,810 256,520 Lancashire 216,769 228,935 240,365 Leicestershire 130,089 138,065 146,276 Lincolnshire 81,127 85,105 89,864 Norfolk 113,530 121,310 126,989 Northamptonshire 93,601 100,915 110,200 North Yorkshire 114,454 121,967 126,166 Nottinghamshire 158,152 165,744 173,367 Staffordshire 149,082 157,082 163,905 Suffolk 89,658 94,624 98,863 Surrey 159,159 168,401 165,407 Sussex 211,157 221,619 231,282 Thames Valley 292,370 311,518 325,214 Warwickshire 70,288 73,890 77,200 West Mercia 154,505 165,838 172,791 Wiltshire 83,784 88,292 92,612 Total Shires 4,439,399 4,697,853 4,904,733 Greater Manchester 450,871 468,880 493,914 Merseyside 282,861 294,835 307,130 Northumbria 241,230 249,810 262,015 South Yorkshire 207,210 216,571 225,363 West Midlands 441,200 460,600 490,960 West Yorkshire 345,577 363,701 382,975 Total Mets 1,968,949 2,054,397 2,162,357 Total England (exc London) 6,408348 6,752,250 7,067,090 Metropolitan 2,430,765 2,583,401 2,488,300 City of London 71,338 72,803 75,756 Total England (inc London) 8,910,451 9,408,454 9,631,146 Dyfed-Powys 72,002 77,007 80,277 Gwent 91,973 98,190 102,311 North Wales 104,640 115,243 120,479 South Wales 205,752 216,620 227,435 Total Wales 474,367 507,060 530,502 Total England and Wales 9,384,818 9,915,514 10,161,648 1 Figure for Hampshire in 2005-06 was unavailable and has been based by CIPFA on previous trends. Source: Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Police statistics—2003-04 and 2004-05 Actuals; 2005-06 Estimates)
The information requested is given in the following table.
Police force area Total police ranks Total officers per 100,000 population2 Avon and Somerset 3,398 225 Bedfordshire 1,232 215 Cambridgeshire 1,418 194 Cheshire 2,207 223 Cleveland 1,689 305 Cumbria 1,260 257 Derbyshire 2,082 213 Devon and Cornwall 3,399 212 Dorset 1,475 211 Durham 1,738 293 Essex 3,230 198 Gloucestershire 1,308 230 Greater Manchester 8,119 321 Hampshire 3,803 212 Hertfordshire 2,145 206 Humberside 2,252 255 Kent 3,630 227 Lancashire 3,585 251 Leicestershire 2,311 246 Lincolnshire 1,234 185 London, City of2 881 — Merseyside 4,339 318 Metropolitan Police2 31,073 433 Norfolk 1,554 192 Northamptonshire 1,289 201 Northumbria 4,088 294 North Yorkshire 1,561 206 Nottinghamshire 2,522 245 South Yorkshire 3,307 260 Staffordshire 2,309 220 Suffolk 1,323 195 Surrey 1,959 184 Sussex 3,094 205 Thames Valley 4,189 198 Warwickshire 1,012 195 West Mercia 2,380 203 West Midlands 8,154 316 West Yorkshire 5,671 271 Wiltshire 1,229 198 1 This table contains full-time equivalent figures that have been rounded to the nearest whole number. Because of rounding there may be an apparent discrepancy between totals and the sums of constituent items. Figures include those officers on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave. 2 Officers per 100,000 population for City of London and Metropolitan Police are combined.