1. This equates to £1.7m worth of additional policing.
SC officers provided over 110,000 hours of support during the public disorder in August.
This equates to £1.7m worth of additional policing.

2. Essex SC officers undertook 662 tours of duty and made 41 arrests.

3. Leicestershire deployed 224 officers, including front line confrontation.
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire SC officers gave over 4200 hours in frontline deployments.

4. During this time they made 29 arrests and assisted with 81 arrests.
211 Lancashire special constables worked 4,180 hours throughout the week.
During this time they made 29 arrests and assisted with 81 arrests.
ACC Peter White said: “ We are proud of our Special Constabulary in Lancashire – day-in-day out they support regular officers and police staff to deliver high quality policing.”

5. 34 employers released GMP SC officers for duties at short notice.
In the week of unrest, GMP SC officers provided policing support equivalent to an additional 179 full time police officers.
34 employers released GMP SC officers for duties at short notice.

6. MPS SC officers undertook 1473 tours of duty on Tuesday 9 August.
In total MPS SC officers delivered over 51,000 hours of policing between 7 and 14 August.

7. Over 200 West Midlands SC officers were deployed on Tuesday 9 August.
City of London SC undertook 82 tours of high visibility patrol duty, making arrests for shoplifting, ABH, fraud and common assault

8. Warwickshire deployed over 25% of their total SC strength on one night.
All East Midlands forces deployed SC officers to undertake reassurance patrols, backfill for PSU officers and support to regular response policing.

9. In South Yorkshire, 460 hours of policing had been undertaken by the Special Constabulary within the first two hours of requesting assistance.
In Gloucestershire 2 SC officers were deployed to protect the local police station.

10. Chair of Staffordshire Police Authority: Now that the criminality of recent days seems to have subsided, I would like to state publicly how much the Police Authority appreciate the dedication, selflessness and hard work of the many officers, staff and volunteers, including Special Constables, of Staffordshire Police.

11. West Mercia SC officers gave over 2000 hours
West Mercia SC officers gave over 2000 hours. 9 officers were released by employers to undertake policing duties.
Between 24 and 53 Dorset SC officers were deployed every day over a five day period.

12. In Durham, by Wednesday, 134 duties had been volunteered for the next four days.
In North Wales the number of SC officers reporting for duty was almost double.

13. Avon and Somerset SC officers made 35 arrests, 25 intelligence reports and 67 stop and search over a six day period.

14. Sir Norman Bettison, CC West Yorkshire: I was immensely proud of the SC’s contribution – Special Constables are often the unsung heroes of the hour.

15. Merseyside SC officers worked closely with regular colleagues and a number have been recommended for commendations.
North West Tonight (BBC local news) interviewed two SC officers from Cheshire and the Merseyside SC Chief Officer.

16. The Home Secretary personally thanked the GMP Deputy SC Chief Officer and wrote, expressing her appreciation for the contribution the SC made, to the MPS SC Chief Officer.

17. Special constables volunteered to work an extra 677 shifts in Cornwall to provide a reassuring presence on the streets.
The Deputy SC chief officer said: “It is at times like these that we see the dedication and commitment of special constables to the policing of their local communities.”

18. SC officers have played a key role at other major events, for example……
8 forces provided SC officers in support of the Dale Farm policing requirement. They gave over 7,300 hours of operational duty.

19. This is the time 18, 654 SC officers with full police powers
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