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5424 - NORTHERN REGION COMMAND POLICE NUMBERS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services

Noting that in 2006, police numbers for the Northern Region Command were 2,305 police officers, supported by 192 administrative staff and in 2020, there were only 2,191 Police Officers supported by 185 administrative staff, why have police numbers in the Command dropped by 114 and support staff by 7, despite a 21 per cent increase in population in the area over the same period?

 
Answer -
NORTHERN REGION COMMAND POLICE NUMBERS

I am advised:

All police positions attached to Police Districts or Police Area Commands are flexible resources. These resources are supplemented by officers from specialist Commands, which are managed centrally, but can be deployed across Police Districts and Police Area Commands to respond to changing crime patterns and emerging issues.

Since 2006, there have been several changes, including the reengineering of Police Districts and Police Area Commands. As a result, it is not possible to make valid comparisons between staff numbers over the period since 2006. In Northern Region, there has been an overall increase of 220 authorised police positions and 61 police officer headcount.

 

Question asked on 18 March 2021 (session 57-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 103
Answer received on 22 April 2021 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 107

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