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Lord Harris of Greenwich
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many police forces in England and Wales have horse sections; and what is their establishment. [HL877]
Lord Bassam of Brighton
The information is not held centrally. However I am informed by the Secretary to the Association of Chief Police Officers committee which collates such information that the police forces in England and Wales with mounted police units are as below:
Police Force
| Number of Horses
| Chief Inspector
| Inspector
| Police Sergeant
| Police Constable
| Civil Support
|
Northumbria | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
Nottinghamshire | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
South Wales | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
south Yorkshire | 18 | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
Thames Valley | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
West Yorkshire | 22 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 5 |