Police Service of Northern Ireland: Reserve Forces

Mr. Paterson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the current establishment is of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Part Time Police Reserve; how many officers are currently serving; how many are to be retained; and how many will be recruited over the next three years.

Paul Goggins
The information requested is contained in the following table.

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|                                             |Number|
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|Actual strength September 2007               |858   |
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|Establishment current                        |1,000 |
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|Establishment over next three years          |1,000 |
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|Recruitment over next three years            |1—    |
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|1 Sufficient to maintain established strength|      |
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Mr. Paterson
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the establishment is of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Full Time Police Reserve; how many officers are serving; how many are to be retained; and how many will be recruited over the next three years.

Paul Goggins
The future establishment of the Full Time Reserve is an operational matter for the Chief Constable. He has advised that he will make an announcement on this shortly.

The information requested is contained in the following table.

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|                                          |Number|
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|Actual strength September 2007            |674   |
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|Establishment current                     |680   |
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|Establishment over next three years       |1—    |
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|Recruitment over next three years         |0     |
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|1 To be determined by the chief constable.|      |
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