How many police dogs/dog handlers did you have on? 31 January 2011 31 January 2016 Please see the table below showing the number of dogs and dog handlers within West Yorkshire Police in 2011 and 2016:
Date Dogs Handlers
31/01/2011 60 45
31/01/2016 33 21
How many police horses did you have on? 31 January 2011 31 January 2016 Please see the table below showing the number of horses within West Yorkshire Police in 2011 and 2016:
Date Horses
31/01/2011 20
31/01/2016 9
How many detectives did the force have on? 31 January 2011 31 January 2016 Please see the table below showing the number of detectives employed by West Yorkshire Police in 2011 and 2016:
Date Detectives
31/01/2011 1321.48
31/01/2016 1134.25
The data represents the number of FTEs (full time equivalents) where the personnel are recorded with a 'Job/Designation' rank end with '/D' indicating they are Detectives, which incorporates the following ranks: - Chief Superintendent/D - Superintendent/D - Chief Inspector/D - Inspector/D - Sergeant/D - Constable/D Totals are for officers as at the end of the reporting period How many roads/traffic police officers did the force have on? 31 January 2011 31 January 2016
Please see the table below showing the number of Safer Roads and Neighbourhood Support Team officers employed by West Yorkshire Police in 2011 and 2016:
Date RP Officers
31/01/2011 183
31/01/2016 254
In July 2014 West Yorkshire Police underwent a restructure in order to meet cuts under the Comprehensive Spending Review. West Yorkshire Police introduced a new operating model whereby a a multi-skilled Safer Roads and Neighbourhood Support Team (SRANS) took over from the previous Roads Policing and Operational Support Unit functions. The figures also include 15 officers based on the Major Collision Enquiry Team (MCET) that soley investigate fatal and complex road traffic collisions. How many police stations were open to the public in your force area on 31 January 2011 31 January 2016 Please see the table below showing the number of police stations having a public enquiry counter service available in West Yorkshire in 2011 and 2016:
Date No. of Police Stations
31/01/2011 26
31/01/2016 19
West Yorkshire Police is undergoing the most significant change programme in its history and we have to alter the way we work, in order to continue to meet the needs of our communities, with less money and resources. The 2010 Government Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) required all forces to make significant savings to their budgets. West Yorkshire Police must deliver £160 million between 2010 and 2017. We must therefore focus on our service delivery, performance, new technologies and transforming how we are structured. Equally important, is delivering against the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan, ensuring people across the county are safer and feel safer.There are a series of projects and reviews across the Force, all aimed at achieving these goals. More information on this topic may be found via the following link: http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/about-us/county-profile/transforming-organisation
