Too many police chiefs? - A review of police strength and costs in England & Wales 2010

INTRODUCTION

The public pay £13.5 billion every year for their police - with 80% of this spent on staff. Her Majesties Inspector of Constabulary (HMIC), on its website http://www.hmic.gov.uk reveal figures in 'value for money' profiles for the 43 police forces of England & Wales which allow the public to see how well each force is performing.

HMIC Value for money profiles

Value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on: • What the police are spending their budgets on; • Staffing levels by grade and function; and • Outputs and outcomes in a comparable format.

The public want to know where nearly 160,000 full officers and police community support officers (PCSOs) actually are, and what they do. They also want to know how the 43 forces in England and Wales spend more than £13 billion and whether they're getting a good deal for their taxes.

HMIC's My Police website offers a 'Value for Money Profile' for each of the 43 forces in England & Wales, showing how they use their people and spend their money to deliver local policing. These profiles are extremely detailed, with each one comprising 90 pages of information with sections on:-

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Income & Expenditure

• Workforce • Offences

• Outcomes & Satisfaction

All 43 force profiles may be examined at:- http://www.hmic.gov.uk/PolicePerformance/Pages/Valueformoneyprofiles.aspx

Overall there are over 243,000 police staff in the 43 forces - around 143,800 full officers, 16,500 PCSOs and 82,190 civilian support staff. Staffing accounts for about 80 percent of all police spending.

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