[holding answer 22 March 2007]: Data on police overtime is produced by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
Police officer and staff overtime for 1997-98 to 2006-07, broken down by police force area is shown in the table. The figure for PCSO overtime is included in the figure for police staff.
Overtime spend £000 Force 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Avon and Somerset 2,835 3,103 4,054 3,443 5,112 7,000 6,899 6,870 5,351 Bedfordshire 1,603 2,132 2,372 2,709 3,992 4,106 4,708 4,693 4,181 Cambridgeshire 2,008 2,081 2,279 2,920 4,102 5,175 4,238 — 5,550 Cheshire 2,946 2,875 3,406 3,175 3,200 4,751 4,261 3,278 3,951 City of London 1,554 1,386 1,934 2,065 2,375 2,602 2,135 2,185 1,955 Cleveland 1,691 1,986 2,713 2,096 2,996 4,035 3,479 2,188 4,038 Cumbria 1,256 1,376 1,865 1,730 2,095 — 2,314 2,201 2,317 Derbyshire 2,108 2,287 3,512 2,718 3,278 4,010 3,542 4,009 3,822 Devon and Cornwall 3,634 3,988 4,653 4,831 7,658 6,441 5,476 6,026 6,566 Dorset 1,606 1,619 1,812 1,976 2,233 2,880 2,790 3,581 3,089 Durham 2,046 2,550 2,835 2,538 3,083 3,151 2,868 3,325 3,158 Dyfed-Powys 1,437 1,504 1,582 1,694 2,017 2,458 1,794 1,936 2,163 Essex 4,983 6,117 7,204 8,708 8,401 10,601 8,678 10,444 10,688 Gloucestershire 1,625 1,826 2,416 2,209 2,337 3,257 3,430 2,766 3,273 Greater Manchester 7,907 8,902 13,999 12,518 15,981 19,438 14,727 16,138 16,226 Gwent 1,788 1,954 2,934 2,993 3,020 3,184 4,077 3,447 4,123 Hampshire 6,016 7,367 8,322 7,109 8,557 11,603 9,703 11,818 11,243 Hertfordshire 2,907 2,806 3,840 7,056 — 9,036 7,494 6,854 6,576 Humberside 3,046 3,304 4,259 4,486 5,760 5,790 5,375 5,896 5,991 Kent 4,984 5,307 6,695 6,941 7,420 10,301 9,523 9,877 11,405 Lancashire 4,006 4,853 3,360 4,772 6,773 9,595 7,758 7,057 7,226 Leicestershire 2,634 2,787 3,122 2,946 3,305 4,404 4,123 4,342 4,720 Lincolnshire 1,781 1,702 2,380 2,945 2,537 3,199 2,193 2,856 2,345 Merseyside 6,372 8,411 9,207 8,848 10,455 11,144 11,637 12,577 12,103 Metropolitan Police 57,483 61,816 83,713 94,930 96,428 112,228 132,815 135,717 150,274 Norfolk 3,260 2,826 3,694 3,848 3,737 3,884 3,653 3,950 3,640 North Wales 1,798 1,798 2,389 2,594 2,740 3,446 3,885 3,403 4,099 North Yorkshire 2,111 2,364 3,048 3,738 3,584 3,534 3,199 3,690 4,889 Northamptonshire 1,865 2,181 2,157 2,197 — 2,688 1,311 2,991 2,246 Northumbria 5,037 5,007 3,970 4,421 4,776 6,217 6,452 7,395 7,736 Nottinghamshire 2,215 2,660 3,567 3,210 4,304 4,626 — 6,782 5,886 South Wales 2,599 2,805 3,845 4,181 3,993 4,977 5,328 6,291 5,002 South Yorkshire 5,661 5,712 6,218 5,605 — 8,097 7,601 8,962 9,467 Staffordshire 3,080 3,347 — 4,664 5,089 7,580 6,241 5,973 6,054 Suffolk 1,304 1,421 1,367 1,760 1,775 1,815 2,031 2,171 2,041 Surrey — 2,457 3,999 5,028 5,674 6,573 5,676 6,228 6,322 Sussex 3,985 3,753 — 14,418 8,159 6,098 7,971 8,887 8,213 Thames Valley 7,408 6,919 7,713 8,381 12,052 12,006 11,504 12,345 11,810 Warwickshire 1,077 1,372 1,585 1,773 1,811 2,207 1,945 2,279 3,056 West Mercia 2,654 2,896 3,088 3,837 4,495 4,857 4,503 4,491 4,107 West Midlands 8,657 10,283 9,838 11,366 — 18,785 16,637 18,009 23,496 West Yorkshire 6,461 5,365 6,746 7,322 11,839 13,510 10,997 13,549 13,323 Wiltshire 1,408 1,535 2,028 1,850 1,770 1,940 1,440 2,430 1,903 Source: CIPFA Police Statistics: Actuals 2005/06—1997/98
Overtime spend £000 Force 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000 -01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Avon and Somerset 579 443 444 473 690 882 920 839 537 Bedfordshire 314 345 349 274 304 362 333 436 177 Cambridgeshire 177 225 184 179 240 418 309 — 124 Cheshire 207 254 253 240 272 293 351 274 254 City of London 188 194 202 173 237 223 219 262 321 Cleveland 117 172 273 184 306 384 338 132 269 Cumbria 193 172 166 243 398 — 375 357 312 Derbyshire 265 264 307 294 508 567 553 500 471 Devon and Cornwall 457 497 518 633 782 853 807 936 764 Dorset 236 247 293 495 622 376 380 450 215 Durham 238 269 181 204 186 169 182 244 281 Dyfed-Powys 136 119 153 22 130 189 164 193 184 Essex 411 513 613 974 1,193 1,315 1,415 1,296 785 Gloucestershire 146 228 256 201 263 307 300 273 320 Greater Manchester 891 953 1,205 1,561 1,701 1,825 2,052 2,295 1,501 Gwent 450 462 586 726 711 827 1,008 994 268 Hampshire 388 500 944 637 903 1,026 1,130 1,507 1,462 Hertfordshire 154 326 463 655 — 1,050 1,097 1,298 539 Humberside 600 660 762 664 880 979 912 1,018 216 Kent 692 666 819 1,028 1,023 1,389 1,531 1,875 1,225 Lancashire 435 578 623 535 575 791 830 748 569 Leicestershire — — 274 304 340 416 394 431 317 Lincolnshire 227 234 333 414 395 462 310 385 288 Merseyside 567 954 1,015 1,367 1,614 1,567 1,667 1,977 1,163 Metropolitan Police 20,103 20,285 12,157 12,480 10,433 12,713 14,864 16,012 25,203 Norfolk 453 351 308 377 486 501 305 503 197 North Wales 197 185 194 233 337 438 515 566 245 North Yorkshire 164 214 297 291 378 418 425 582 636 Northamptonshire — 39 226 320 — 401 629 685 330 Northumbria 412 407 361 487 494 6,217 1,429 721 900 Nottinghamshire 252 251 290 320 569 564 — 754 — South Wales 368 362 427 474 512 596 649 869 476 South Yorkshire 199 939 1,024 1,010 — 1,010 1,168 1,201 1,222 Staffordshire — 320 — 547 451 628 903 666 420 Suffolk 144 128 159 170 199 299 264 397 212 Surrey — 752 373 549 661 893 878 1,218 856 Sussex 362 382 — 2,529 366 594 765 888 647 Thames Valley 955 1,004 1,182 1,256 1,823 1,668 1,831 1,801 1,336 Warwickshire 83 125 136 93 111 249 217 490 48 West Mercia 234 308 358 401 546 503 495 483 328 West Midlands 1,107 1,214 209 1,285 — 1,123 1,693 1,756 1,103 West Yorkshire 1,967 1,877 2,280 2,497 3,021 3,246 3,424 4,661 3,226 Wiltshire 112 135 209 210 175 172 150 327 170 Source: CIPFA Police Statistics: Actuals 2005/06—1997/98