Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their position on the granting of pre-charge bail to terror suspects.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
Individuals suspected of terrorism-related offences can be arrested under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) or the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT). Those arrested under TACT cannot be released on police bail, while those arrested under PACE must be bailed once the grounds for detention no longer apply.
In the year to December 2021, of the 186 people arrested in Great Britain for terrorism-related activity, 32 people (17%) were arrested under section 41 TACT 2000 while 154 people (83%) were arrested under other legislation including PACE 1984.
The Government considers that the current legislative framework provides an important flexibility, allowing the police to make an operational judgement on the circumstances of each case, and allowing them to decide whether or not to arrest under PACE or TACT.
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time police officers there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2019.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
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)
The number of police officers (full time-equivalent, FTE) in the 43 territorial England and Wales forces as at 30 September 2019 is provided in the table below.
Police Officers, England and Wales | |
Force | FTE |
Avon & Somerset | 2,691 |
Bedfordshire | 1,191 |
Cambridgeshire | 1,490 |
Cheshire | 2,010 |
Cleveland | 1,226 |
Cumbria | 1,174 |
Derbyshire | 1,800 |
Devon & Cornwall | 2,999 |
Dorset | 1,229 |
Durham | 1,125 |
Dyfed-Powys | 1,141 |
Essex | 3,187 |
Gloucestershire | 1,119 |
Greater Manchester | 6,539 |
Gwent | 1,294 |
Hampshire | 2,666 |
Hertfordshire | 2,030 |
Humberside | 1,901 |
Kent | 3,548 |
Lancashire | 2,898 |
Leicestershire | 1,803 |
Lincolnshire | 1,076 |
London, City of | 753 |
Merseyside | 3,588 |
Metropolitan Police | 30,940 |
Norfolk | 1,644 |
North Wales | 1,505 |
North Yorkshire | 1,433 |
Northamptonshire | 1,255 |
Northumbria | 3,084 |
Nottinghamshire | 1,925 |
South Wales | 2,995 |
South Yorkshire | 2,394 |
Staffordshire | 1,579 |
Suffolk | 1,180 |
Surrey | 1,899 |
Sussex | 2,647 |
Thames Valley | 4,206 |
Warwickshire | 945 |
West Mercia | 2,129 |
West Midlands | 6,405 |
West Yorkshire | 5,168 |
Wiltshire | 975 |
Total | 124,784 |
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
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
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)
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:
Police Officers, England and Wales | |
Force | FTE |
Avon & Somerset | 2,886 |
Bedfordshire | 1,300 |
Cambridgeshire | 1,597 |
Cheshire | 2,131 |
Cleveland | 1,373 |
Cumbria | 1,229 |
Derbyshire | 1,861 |
Devon & Cornwall | 3,197 |
Dorset | 1,268 |
Durham | 1,168 |
Dyfed-Powys | 1,183 |
Essex | 3,318 |
Gloucestershire | 1,200 |
Greater Manchester | 6,965 |
Gwent | 1,340 |
Hampshire | 2,812 |
Hertfordshire | 2,152 |
Humberside | 2,005 |
Kent | 3,836 |
Lancashire | 3,031 |
Leicestershire | 2,053 |
Lincolnshire | 1,073 |
London, City of | 811 |
Merseyside | 3,659 |
Metropolitan Police | 33,177 |
Norfolk | 1,684 |
North Wales | 1,587 |
North Yorkshire | 1,513 |
Northamptonshire | 1,343 |
Northumbria | 3,309 |
Nottinghamshire | 2,077 |
South Wales | 3,081 |
South Yorkshire | 2,574 |
Staffordshire | 1,681 |
Suffolk | 1,240 |
Surrey | 1,993 |
Sussex | 2,799 |
Thames Valley | 4,415 |
Warwickshire | 1,034 |
West Mercia | 2,256 |
West Midlands | 6,846 |
West Yorkshire | 5,391 |
Wiltshire | 1,019 |
Total | 132,467 |
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
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
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 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)
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:
Police Community Support Officers (PCSO), England and Wales | |
Force | FTE |
Avon & Somerset | 315 |
Bedfordshire | 45 |
Cambridgeshire | 70 |
Cheshire | 187 |
Cleveland | 89 |
Cumbria | 67 |
Derbyshire | 191 |
Devon & Cornwall | 188 |
Dorset | 124 |
Durham | 129 |
Dyfed-Powys | 143 |
Essex | 104 |
Gloucestershire | 105 |
Greater Manchester | 552 |
Gwent | 131 |
Hampshire | 214 |
Hertfordshire | 195 |
Humberside | 166 |
Kent | 326 |
Lancashire | 267 |
Leicestershire | 190 |
Lincolnshire | 94 |
London, City of | 5 |
Merseyside | 189 |
Metropolitan Police | 1,260 |
Norfolk | -00 |
North Wales | 175 |
North Yorkshire | 233 |
Northamptonshire | 88 |
Northumbria | 178 |
Nottinghamshire | 160 |
South Wales | 352 |
South Yorkshire | 138 |
Staffordshire | 219 |
Suffolk | 42 |
Surrey | 156 |
Sussex | 275 |
Thames Valley | 283 |
Warwickshire | 83 |
West Mercia | 217 |
West Midlands | 467 |
West Yorkshire | 576 |
Wiltshire | 125 |
Total | 9,115 |
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
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police constables there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2019.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
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:
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Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police constables there were in each police force area in England and Wales in 2020.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
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 2020 is provided in the table below:
Constables, England and Wales | |
Force | Constables |
Avon & Somerset | 2,197 |
Bedfordshire | 998 |
Cambridgeshire | 1,249 |
Cheshire | 1,622 |
Cleveland | 1,053 |
Cumbria | 939 |
Derbyshire | 1,472 |
Devon & Cornwall | 2,328 |
Dorset | 917 |
Durham | 876 |
Dyfed-Powys | 843 |
Essex | 2,647 |
Gloucestershire | 896 |
Greater Manchester | 5,329 |
Gwent | 1,031 |
Hampshire | 2,058 |
Hertfordshire | 1,628 |
Humberside | 1,549 |
Kent | 2,985 |
Lancashire | 2,320 |
Leicestershire | 1,521 |
Lincolnshire | 774 |
London, City of | 547 |
Merseyside | 2,851 |
Metropolitan Police | 26,077 |
Norfolk | 1,275 |
North Wales | 1,143 |
North Yorkshire | 1,117 |
Northamptonshire | 962 |
Northumbria | 2,481 |
Nottinghamshire | 1,635 |
South Wales | 2,262 |
South Yorkshire | 1,898 |
Staffordshire | 1,291 |
Suffolk | 956 |
Surrey | 1,441 |
Sussex | 2,150 |
Thames Valley | 3,337 |
Warwickshire | 801 |
West Mercia | 1,717 |
West Midlands | 5,120 |
West Yorkshire | 4,363 |
Wiltshire | 758 |
Total | 101,415 |
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
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
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.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
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 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)
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:
Police Community Support Officers (PCSO), England and Wales | |
Force | FTE |
Avon & Somerset | 313 |
Bedfordshire | 51 |
Cambridgeshire | 73 |
Cheshire | 194 |
Cleveland | 128 |
Cumbria | 76 |
Derbyshire | 174 |
Devon & Cornwall | 199 |
Dorset | 115 |
Durham | 126 |
Dyfed-Powys | 144 |
Essex | 111 |
Gloucestershire | 106 |
Greater Manchester | 575 |
Gwent | 129 |
Hampshire | 233 |
Hertfordshire | 209 |
Humberside | 184 |
Kent | 300 |
Lancashire | 248 |
Leicestershire | 177 |
Lincolnshire | 101 |
London, City of | 5 |
Merseyside | 211 |
Metropolitan Police | 1,273 |
Norfolk | 0 |
North Wales | 191 |
North Yorkshire | 178 |
Northamptonshire | 98 |
Northumbria | 215 |
Nottinghamshire | 167 |
South Wales | 365 |
South Yorkshire | 177 |
Staffordshire | 211 |
Suffolk | 42 |
Surrey | 108 |
Sussex | 253 |
Thames Valley | 349 |
Warwickshire | 83 |
West Mercia | 225 |
West Midlands | 436 |
West Yorkshire | 594 |
Wiltshire | 144 |
Total | 9,292 |
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
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK citizens that have been arrested following extradition requests from other nations were extradited to the country of their arrest in each year since 2018.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
It may assist if the following is explained.
Thus, the arrest of an individual sought for extradition would take place in the territory to which a request has been sent. If extradition is to proceed, after the legal process has concluded, and extradition is to proceed, the individual will be extradited to the territory which made the request. As such, the question has been interpreted to reflect those provisions and the response relates only to those extradition requests received by the Home Office.
Twenty British nationals have been extradited to the requesting territory since 2018, eight of whom were dual nationals.
Year | Number extradited | Territory | Number of dual nationals |
2021 | 1 | India | N/A |
2020 | 6 | USA, the Falkland Islands | 3 |
2019 | 8 | Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, USA | 4 |
2018 | 5 | Albania, Antigua & Barbuda, USA, Peru | 1 |
All figures are from local management information and have not been quality assured to the level of published National Statistics. As such they should be treated as provisional and therefore subject to change. As implied above, the figures do not include arrests made in Scotland.
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current levels of (1) knife crime, (2) anti-social behaviour, and (3) gun crime, in England and Wales.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The ONS published the findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (for year ending March 2020) on 8 September 2020, which included a section on perceptions of anti-social behaviour (ASB) incidents. The report noted that 7% of all adults in England and Wales reported a high-level of perceived ASB, a similar proportion to the year ending March 2019 and an overall reduction in the perception of high-levels of ASB since 2003 (21%). Furthermore, firearms offences recorded by the police in England and Wales decreased by 7% in the year ending September 2020, compared with the previous year (to 6,242 offences). And offences involving the use of knives or sharp instruments decreased by 3% over the same period (to 47,119 offences).
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the devolved administrations, and (2) the government of the Republic of Ireland, about legal high psychoactive substances.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) made it an offence (with limited exceptions) to supply, possess with intent to supply, produce, import or export psychoactive substances. Substances that were previously referred to informally as “legal highs” have been subject to these provisions since the 2016 Act came into force, provided they satisfy the definition of a psychoactive substance and are not exempt under the 2016 Act.
The Home Office regularly engages with the government of the Republic of Ireland on a wide range of topics and we continue to engage with Devolved Administrations on drugs policy. In February this year, the Crime and Policing Minister, Kit Malthouse, held a UK Drugs Summit, bringing together experts and Ministers from all four nations of the United Kingdom. A follow up UK Drugs Ministerial took place in September, continuing the conversation on drug misuse with Ministers and eminent experts from across the UK