Home Department written question – answered am ar 4 Chwefror 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) community support officers have been employed by Staffordshire constabulary in each of the past seven years.
The following table sets out Staffordshire police strength since 1997–98.
As at 31 March | Police officer strength |
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1997 | 2,211 |
1998 | 2,292 |
1999 | 2,238 |
2000 | 2,170 |
2001 | 2,129 |
2002 | 2,133 |
2003 | 2,202 |
2004 | 2,266 |
2004 (31 August) | 2,274 |
Community Support Officers (CSOs) were introduced by the Police Reform Act 2002 and CSO's were first recruited in Staffordshire in December 2003. By December 2004 there were 27 CSOs on patrol in Staffordshire.
Funding for an additional 35 CSOs for Staffordshire is being made available under the first phase of the Neighbourhood Policing Fund.
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