House of Lords written question – answered at on 24 September 2012.
Lord King of West Bromwich
Labour
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers took early retirement in (1) 2010, and (2) 2011, in the police forces of (a) Birmingham, (b) Coventry, (c) Solihull, (d) Wolverhampton, (e) Walsall, (f) Sandwell, and (g) Dudley.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average number of police officers working in (1) 2009, (2) 2010, and (3) 2011, for the police forces of (a) Birmingham, (b) Coventry, (c) Solihull, (d) Wolverhampton, (e) Walsall, (f) Sandwell, and (g) Dudley.
Lord Henley
Conservative
The requested information on the number of police officers who took early retirement within Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley is not held centrally by the Home Office. As figures are only collected as at
| The number of police officers in post as at 31 March 2009 to 2011 within police forces of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell and Dudley.1,2 | |||
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| Birmingham | 3,106 | 3,090 | 2,312 |
| Coventry | 852 | 826 | 600 |
| Solihull | 389 | 404 | 325 |
| Wolverhampton | 674 | 670 | 508 |
| Walsall | 640 | 639 | 484 |
| Sandwell | 717 | 720 | 565 |
| Dudley | 555 | 556 | 449 |
1 These figures are based on full-time equivalents that have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
Figures include those officers on career breaks or maternity/paternity leave.
2 Figures for Birmingham basic command unit for 2010/11 are the sum of Birmingham East, Birmingham North, Birmingham South and Birmingham West & Central.
Figures for 2008/09 and 2009/10 for Birmingham basic command unit are the sum of West Midlands D1-D3, E1-E3 and F1-F3 basic command units. Figures for Coventry basic command unit for 2008/09 and 2009/10 are the sum of West Midlands M1-M3 basic command units. Figures for Wolverhampton basic command unit for 2008/09 and 2009/10 are the sum of West Midlands G1-G2 basic command units. Figures for Dudley basic command unit for 2008/09 and 2009/10 are the sum of West Midlands J1-J2 basic command units.
Figures for Sandwell basic command unit for 2008/09 and 2009/10 are the sum of West Midlands K1-K2 basic command units.
Figures for Walsall basic command unit for 2008/09 and 2009/10 are the sum of West Midlands H1-H2 basic command units.
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