The information requested is shown in the following tables.
(a) Number of recruits3 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 0 15 10 20 126 Bedfordshire 0 11 28 10 45 Cambridgeshire 6 54 45 34 98 Cheshire 2 26 12 14 66 Cleveland 37 43 0 0 32 Cumbria 0 0 14 3 71 Derbyshire 0 0 26 0 123 Devon and Cornwall 20 36 6 5 277 Dorset 0 2 37 18 58 Durham 4 13 36 0 81 Dyfed-Powys 0 3 17 4 45 Essex 10 65 89 38 192 Gloucestershire 0 47 21 11 90 Greater Manchester 142 41 106 24 499 Gwent 30 26 58 13 44 Hampshire 0 0 26 6 275 Hertfordshire 14 30 57 57 106 Humberside 0 0 19 0 156 Kent 0 5 42 10 109 Lancashire 41 7 66 56 208 Leicestershire 28 24 43 40 100 Lincolnshire 30 19 47 9 80 London, City of 0 0 14 1 33 Merseyside 40 45 117 43 201 Metropolitan Police 518 1,060 817 598 1,726 Norfolk 10 22 34 5 107 Northamptonshire 8 0 26 3 101 Northumbria 0 53 30 22 138 North Wales 0 0 8 2 70 North Yorkshire 0 0 32 2 83 Nottinghamshire 0 34 39 4 102 South Wales 0 51 56 17 209 South Yorkshire 14 40 65 4 176 Staffordshire 0 3 52 12 143 Suffolk 0 12 12 1 72 Surrey 21 11 67 47 97 Sussex 0 59 170 51 139 Thames Valley 0 5 77 54 90 Warwickshire 11 17 34 19 69 West Mercia 8 39 24 8 142 West Midlands 0 33 106 28 370 West Yorkshire 70 172 181 128 265 Wiltshire 13 7 26 27 71 England and Wales 1,077 2,130 2,791 1,444 7,285
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 1 0 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 1 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 Durham 0 0 0 0 1 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 Greater Manchester 0 0 0 10 0 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 0 2 0 0 Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 0 Lincolnshire 0 1 0 0 2 London, City of 0 0 0 0 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 1 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 5 3 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 Northamptonshire 0 0 1 0 0 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 South Wales 0 0 0 0 0 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 Sussex 0 0 0 0 1 Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 1 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 England and Wales 0 1 4 16 10
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 0 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 Durham 0 0 0 0 1 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 Greater Manchester 0 2 0 0 0 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 0 0 1 0 Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 0 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 1 London, City of 0 0 0 0 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 Metropolitan Police 0 0 1 0 0 Norfolk 0 0 1 0 0 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 South Wales 0 0 0 0 0 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 Sussex 0 0 0 0 0 Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 0 1 0 0 0 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 0 0 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 England and Wales 0 3 2 1 2 1 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 the constituent items. 2 Financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March inclusive. 3 Recruits include those officers joining as police staff standard direct recruits and those who were previously special constables. This excludes police community support officers on transfers from other forces and those rejoining. 4 Normal and medical retirements excludes resignations and dismissals, as well as police community support officers on transfer to another force and deaths (on active duty or otherwise).