Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were in front-line service with the Lancashire Constabulary (a) in 2010 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available.
According to definitions set by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, in March 2010 there were 3097 police officers working in front line policing roles in Lancashire Constabulary, representing 88 per cent of the police officer
workforce. According to the force’s workforce plans, this number is expected to be 2806 by March 2015, or 93 per cent of police officers.