Ministry of Defence Police

(asked on 27th April 2018) - View Source
Questioner
Lord Beamish Portrait
Lord Beamish
(Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2018 to Question 127005, on Ministry of Defence Police, what the (a) agreed size of the Ministry of Defence Police complement and (b) the actual number of officers employed by the Ministry of Defence Police was in each year since 2010.

Answered by
Tobias Ellwood Portrait
Tobias Ellwood
This question was answered on 2nd May 2018

The Ministry of Defence Police complement and strength in each year as at 31 March since 2010 is:

31 March

Complement

Strength*

2005

Not available within timescale

3,346

2006

3,535

3,462

2007

3,513

3,525

2008

3,680

3,550

2009

3,670

3,490

2010

3,661

3,464

2011

3,645

3,302

2012

2,729

2,949

2013

2,708

2,660

2014

2,690

2,497

2015

2,666

2,503

2016

2,691

2,520

2017

2,691

2,570

2018

2,706

2,533

*Average number employed up to 31 March of each year as published In Ministry of Defence Police accounts

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