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Written question asked by Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 19 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2009. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.


Police: Sussex

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in Sussex in each of the last five years.
Answer

The available data are provided in the table.This and other related data are published annually as part of the annual Police Service Strength Home Office Statistical Bulletin. The latest bulletin can be found at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/policeorg1.html"and bulletins for this and previous years are deposited in the Library of the House.

Police officer and PCSO strength¹ in Sussex, as at 31 March, 2005 to 2009
Full-time equivalent
Police officer PCSO
2009 3,196 399
2008 3,075 372
2007 3,113 352
2006 3,127 257
2005 3,094 228
¹ Figures include police officers and PCSOs on career break or maternity/paternity leave.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
501 c215W; 301272
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Police Sussex
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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