asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many police community support officers are currently deployed by each police force across the United Kingdom.[HL7255]
Information on community support officer (CSO) numbers on 31 March 2006 was published on 26 July 2006 as part of the Home Office Statistical Bulletin, Police Service Strength, England and Wales (no.13/06) at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs06/hosbl306.pdf . A table of CSO strength in each force is below. There is no statutory basis for community support officers outside England and Wales.
Govt. Office Region Police Force Strength 31.3.06 fte North East 296 Cleveland 100 Durham 67 Northumbria 129 North West 723 Cheshire 75 Cumbria 17 Gtr Manchester 251 Lancashire 184 Merseyside 196 Yorkshire and the Humber 674 Humberside 20 North Yorkshire 71 South Yorkshire 121 West Yorkshire 462 East Midlands 408 Derbyshire 42 Leicestershire 136 Lincolnshire 78 Northamptonshire 40 Nottinghamshire 112 West Midlands 471 Staffordshire 70 Warwickshire 64 West Mercia 85 West Midlands 252 Eastern 568 Bedfordshire 41 Cambridgeshire 101 Essex 192 Hertfordshire 139 Norfolk 65 Suffolk 30 London 2326 City of London 11 Metropolitan Police 2315 South East 640 Hampshire 30 Kent 97 Surrey 126 Sussex 257 Thames Valley 130 South West 265 Avon & Somerset 130 Devon & Cornwall 74 Dorset 61 Gloucestershire 72 Wiltshire 57 Wales 271 Dyfed Powys 26 Gwent 76 North Wales 58 South Wales 111 England and Wales 6769 Notes: Because of rounding, constituent parts may not necessarily sum to the totals.
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many police community support officers are currently deployed without full security vetting by each police force in the United Kingdom.[HL7256]
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has issued guidance applying the ACPO vetting policy to PCSOs on the same basis as for police officers. Information is not held centrally on the application of this policy.