Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been recruited in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) England since the 2019 General Election.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
We are increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years.
On 29 October, we were pleased to announce that 5,824 additional officers have been recruited across England and Wales as part of the Police Uplift Programme since it started in October 2019, and a further 589 additional officers have been recruited through other means. Latest figures show that the total number of police officers recruited between November 2019 to September 2020 in England alone is 12,197.
West Yorkshire Police has recruited 308 additional officers as part of the Police Uplift Programme and I am extremely grateful to those brave men and women who have signed up to join the police and keep our communities safe.
The latest “Police officer uplift” statistics published on 29 October can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020
Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in West Yorkshire in (a) 2010 and (b) as at 30 October 2020.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
We are committed to increasing the number of police officers by 20,000 over the next three years, and West Yorkshire Police has already recruited 308 additional officers as part of the Police Uplift Programme. I am extremely grateful to those brave men and women who have signed up to join the police and keep our communities safe.
In March 2010, West Yorkshire Police had 5,856 police officers (headcount). The most recent figures (up to September 2020) shows the force had 5,494 officers.
The latest “Police officer uplift” statistics published on 29 October can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020
Asked by: Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent an increase in anti-social behaviour.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government is committed to tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour. The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police, local authorities and other local agencies with a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond quickly and effectively to anti-social behaviour.
The powers in the 2014 Act are local in nature, and it is for local agencies to determine whether their use is appropriate in the specific circumstances as they are best-placed to understand the needs of their community and the most appropriate response.? The Home Office published statutory guidance to support local areas to make effective use of the powers.
It is for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, as operational leaders and elected local representatives, to decide how best to respond to individual crimes and local priorities but to help ensure that the police have the resources they need to do so, we have given policing the biggest funding increase in a decade and are recruiting 20,000 additional officers over the next three years.
As well as regular engagement with ASB partners, we keep anti-social behaviour under review through the Anti-Social Behaviour Strategic Board which brings together a range of partners and representatives from key agencies and other Government departments.