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1249003

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	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Modern Slavery Act 2015
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	uin	HL9994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 established the UK as the first country in the world to require businesses to report annually on their work to prevent and address modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p>Under the current provisions, if a commercial organisation does not comply with the duty to provide a modern slavery statement, the Home Secretary can apply for a court injunction which mandates compliance. The Government has also committed to considering enforcement options in line with the ongoing development of the Single Enforcement Body for employment rights, led by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>However, if someone has concerns about an organisation’s modern slavery statement they could write to the Board of Directors (or equivalent) as the Act requires a modern slavery statement to be approved by the Board and signed by a Director (or equivalent) to ensure senior level accountability for modern slavery. The Government expects an organisation’s senior leadership to take responsibility for their company’s modern slavery statement to ensure they are a fair reflection of the circumstances and the action they are taking.</p><p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, which was commissioned in 2018 and delivered its final report in 2019, credited section 54 with making modern slavery “a business-critical issue” and increasing “board-level scrutiny and engagement.”</p><p>The Independent Review also made recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of the Act’s transparency provisions. The Government accepted the majority of the Review’s recommendations and on 9 July 2019 the Home Office launched a public consultation seeking views on proposals to strengthen the Act’s transparency legislation.</p><p>Following widespread support from a broad coalition of business, civil society and public sector respondents, the Government response, published on 22 September 2020, committed to taking forwards an ambitious package of changes to strengthen and future-proof transparency, including:</p><ul><li>Extending the reporting requirement to public bodies with a budget of £36 million or more;</li><li>Mandating the specific reporting topics statements must cover;</li><li>Requiring organisations to publish their statement on the new Government digital reporting service;</li><li>Setting a single reporting deadline by which all modern slavery statements must be published.</li></ul><p>Addressing modern slavery risks is a complex, long-term task, and the new measures are designed to incentivise organisations to demonstrate year-on-year progress in key areas and take targeted action based on where their risks are highest.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9993 question first answered 18/11/2020 17:46:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1249002

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Companies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the process for a complaint to be made against a company that has failed to make a disclosure under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	uin	HL9993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The landmark transparency provisions contained in section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 established the UK as the first country in the world to require businesses to report annually on their work to prevent and address modern slavery in their operations and supply chains.</p><p>Under the current provisions, if a commercial organisation does not comply with the duty to provide a modern slavery statement, the Home Secretary can apply for a court injunction which mandates compliance. The Government has also committed to considering enforcement options in line with the ongoing development of the Single Enforcement Body for employment rights, led by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>However, if someone has concerns about an organisation’s modern slavery statement they could write to the Board of Directors (or equivalent) as the Act requires a modern slavery statement to be approved by the Board and signed by a Director (or equivalent) to ensure senior level accountability for modern slavery. The Government expects an organisation’s senior leadership to take responsibility for their company’s modern slavery statement to ensure they are a fair reflection of the circumstances and the action they are taking.</p><p>The Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, which was commissioned in 2018 and delivered its final report in 2019, credited section 54 with making modern slavery “a business-critical issue” and increasing “board-level scrutiny and engagement.”</p><p>The Independent Review also made recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of the Act’s transparency provisions. The Government accepted the majority of the Review’s recommendations and on 9 July 2019 the Home Office launched a public consultation seeking views on proposals to strengthen the Act’s transparency legislation.</p><p>Following widespread support from a broad coalition of business, civil society and public sector respondents, the Government response, published on 22 September 2020, committed to taking forwards an ambitious package of changes to strengthen and future-proof transparency, including:</p><ul><li>Extending the reporting requirement to public bodies with a budget of £36 million or more;</li><li>Mandating the specific reporting topics statements must cover;</li><li>Requiring organisations to publish their statement on the new Government digital reporting service;</li><li>Setting a single reporting deadline by which all modern slavery statements must be published.</li></ul><p>Addressing modern slavery risks is a complex, long-term task, and the new measures are designed to incentivise organisations to demonstrate year-on-year progress in key areas and take targeted action based on where their risks are highest.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9994 question first answered 18/11/2020 17:46:30 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1332170

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Community Support Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police community support officers there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The latest police community support officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The number of police community support officers (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 30 September 2020 is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Police Community Support Officers (PCSO), England and Wales</strong><strong><br> </strong>As at 30 September, 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>-00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9,115 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2021 15:04:45 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1332169

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police constables there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The latest officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>Total officer numbers are collected and published twice each year covering the situation as at 31 March and 30 September. Data covering officer rank, however, is collected only once and covers the situation as at 31 March.</p><p>The number of police constables (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 31 March 2020 is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Constables, England and Wales<br> </strong>As at 31 March 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Constables</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>2,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>2,328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>2,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>5,329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>1,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>2,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>1,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>2,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>2,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>26,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>1,275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>1,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>2,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>1,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>2,262</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,898</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>3,337</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>4,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 101,415 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2021 14:35:48 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1332168

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time police officers there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The latest officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The number of police officers (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 30 September 2020 is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Police Officers, England and Wales</strong><strong><br> </strong>As at 30 September, 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>2,886</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>1,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>3,197</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>1,268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>3,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>6,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>2,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>2,152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>2,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>3,836</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>3,031</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>2,053</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,073</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>33,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>1,684</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>1,587</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>3,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,574</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,681</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1,993</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>2,799</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>4,415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 132,467 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2021 15:06:40 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1332167

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Community Support Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police community support officers there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The latest police community support officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p>The number of police community support officers (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 30 September 2019 is provided in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Police Community Support Officers (PCSO), England and Wales</strong><strong><br> </strong>As at 30 September, 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>1,273</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 9,292 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2021 14:33:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1248540

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality: British Overseas Territories
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 13 August (HL7533), whether Hong Kong citizens who do not hold British National (Overseas) status are able to apply to enter the UK under the British National (Overseas) visa scheme rules; and if so, what the process is for doing so.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL9931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The bespoke new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) Visa route recognises our historic and moral commitment to British National (Overseas) citizens in Hong Kong, giving them the option to live in the UK if they decide that is an appropriate choice for them. Hong Kong citizens who do not hold BN(O) status or are not the close family member of a BN(O) will not be eligible to apply for the Hong Kong BN(O) Visa route.</p><p>Consistent with the wider Immigration Rules, individuals in Hong Kong will be able to apply under the new Points-Based System to come to live, work or study in the UK, provided they meet the necessary requirements. Those wishing to come to the UK under the new Points-Based-System will need to apply for a visa in advance of travel.</p><p>The existing youth mobility scheme is also open to people in Hong Kong aged between 18-30, with 1000 places currently available each year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 17/11/2020 16:47:54 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1332166

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police constables there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: Police workforce England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The latest officer numbers were released in the publication covering the situation as at 30 September 2020. Data covering the situation as at 31 March 2020 and previous years are available in open data format here: Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Total officer numbers are collected and published twice each year covering the situation as at 31 March and 30 September. Data covering officer rank, however, is collected only once and covers the situation as at 31 March. The number of police constables (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 31 March 2019 is provided in the table below: <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Constables, England and Wales<br> </strong>As at 31 March 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Constables</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon &amp; Somerset</p></td><td><p>2,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>1,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>885</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon &amp; Cornwall</p></td><td><p>2,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>859</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p>841</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>2,425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>4,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p>2,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>1,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,495</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>2,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,257</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,404</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>2,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>24,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>1,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>1,104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>2,413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>2,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>920</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>1,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>3,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>1,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>4,164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>754</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 96,084 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>While the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme, the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount) in England and Wales. Data are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/06/2021 14:48:10 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1248535

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in Greater London.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL9923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>[Answer]</em> The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,666</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,219</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,516</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,436 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 193 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,849</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,979</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,239 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 170 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,966</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,481</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,342</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,226 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 204 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West region as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,088</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>6,866</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,999</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,629</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 16,803 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 229 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East region as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,325</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,155</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,621 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 211 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater London as at 31 March 2020<sup>1,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>32,199</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 32,958 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 368 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p><sup>3. </sup>City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,703</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,041</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,983</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 12,006 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 202 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>2,114</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,368</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,591 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 178 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>2,028</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,533</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,624</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,494</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,679 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 212 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West region as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,164</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>7,018</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>3,088</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 17,219 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 235 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East region as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,344</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,916 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 222 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater London as at 30 September 2020<sup>2,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>33,782</p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 34,604 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 386 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9918 HL9919 HL9920 HL9921 HL9922 question first answered 17/11/2020 16:28:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

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	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: North East
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	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in North East England.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL9922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>[Answer]</em> The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,666</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,219</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,516</p></td><td><p>223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,436 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 193 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,849</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>1,979</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,067</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,272</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,072</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,239 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 170 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>1,966</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,481</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,437</p></td><td><p>173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,342</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,226 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 204 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West region as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,088</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,221</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>6,866</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2,999</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,629</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 16,803 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 229 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East region as at 31 March 2020<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,325</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,141</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,155</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,621 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 211 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater London as at 31 March 2020<sup>1,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>759</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>32,199</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 32,958 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 368 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol><li>Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p><sup>3. </sup>City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>West Midlands as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1,703</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1,041</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>2,279</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>6,983</p></td><td><p>238</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 12,006 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 202 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>East Midlands as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>1,899</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>2,114</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>1,368</p></td><td><p>182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>2,121</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 8,591 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 178 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>2,028</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1,533</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2,624</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>5,494</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 11,679 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 212 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North West region as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2,164</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>7,018</p></td><td><p>247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>3,088</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 17,219 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 235 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>North East region as at 30 September 2020<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>1,392</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>3,344</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 5,916 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 222 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Greater London as at 30 September 2020<sup>2,3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total Officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers per 100,000 population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London, City of</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p>33,782</p></td><td><p>377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 34,604 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 386 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><ol start="2"><li>Figures provided are on a headcount basis</li></ol></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL9918 HL9919 HL9920 HL9921 HL9923 question first answered 17/11/2020 16:28:47 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott