Written Question
Monday 9th December 2024
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers recruited in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4) 2013, are still in service.
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint
- Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the size and composition of the police workforce in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.
Information on the length of service of police officers in post and the length of service of police officer leavers, can be found in Tables JL5 and JL6 respectively of the data tables accompanying the statistical release.
Table 1, below, shows the length of service of police officers in post, as at 31 March 2024.
Table 1: Length of service of police officers in post, headcount basis, as at 31 March 2024, England and Wales (excluding British Transport Police)
Length of service group | Police officers (headcount) |
Less than 5 years | 53,108 |
5 years to less than 10 years | 25,626 |
10 years to less than 15 years | 12,315 |
15 years to less than 20 years | 23,492 |
20 years to less than 25 years | 24,271 |
25 years to less than 30 years | 10,116 |
30 years or over | 841 |
Total | 149,769 |
The Home Office does not publish more granular breakdowns of length of service.
Additional information on the number of new recruits to the police service each year, as well as information on leavers and the length of service of those leavers, is also available in the statistical publication linked above.
Written Question
Wednesday 25th January 2023
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many police officers have (1) joined, and (2) left, the police force since 2019.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers joining and leaving the police service in the “Police workforce, England and Wales” statistical bulletin. The table below shows the full-time equivalent (FTE) police officer joiners and leavers, in the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, since 1 April 2019.
Table 1: Police officer (FTE) joiners and leavers, England and Wales
Financial year | Joiners | Leavers |
2019/20 | 12,883 | 7,141 |
2020/21 | 12,127 | 6,018 |
2021/22 | 12,789 | 8,117 |
Note: Excludes those transferring between forces.
Separately, as part of the “Police officer uplift, England and Wales” statistical bulletin, the Home Office publishes data on new police officer recruits, on a headcount basis.
The latest data, covering recruitment up to 30 September 2022, shows there have been 37,773 new police officer recruits (headcount) to the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales since November 2019. This refers only to new police officer recruits joining the Police Service. Those returning to the police service, such as after a period of absence and transfers from other forces are not included.
Leavers data are not published as part of the “Police officer uplift” statistical bulletin.
Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in the West Midlands.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |
Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in the East Midlands.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |
Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |
Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in North West England.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |
Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in North East England.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
|
Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |
Written Question
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9280), how many police officers there are per head of the population in each Police Force Area in Greater London.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
[Answer] The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. From Table H4 in the data tables published alongside this bulletin, the tables below show the total number of police officers and the number of police officers per 100,000 population in each force of the relevant regions requested as at 31 March 2020. West Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,666 | 147 | Warwickshire | 1,035 | 179 | West Mercia | 2,219 | 172 | West Midlands | 6,516 | 223 | West Midlands | 11,436 | 193 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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East Midlands as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,849 | 174 | Leicestershire | 1,979 | 180 | Lincolnshire | 1,067 | 140 | Northamptonshire | 1,272 | 169 | Nottinghamshire | 2,072 | 178 | East Midlands | 8,239 | 170 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 1,966 | 211 | North Yorkshire | 1,481 | 179 | South Yorkshire | 2,437 | 173 | West Yorkshire | 5,342 | 229 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,226 | 204 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North West region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,088 | 196 | Cumbria | 1,221 | 244 | Greater Manchester | 6,866 | 242 | Lancashire | 2,999 | 199 | Merseyside | 3,629 | 254 | North West | 16,803 | 229 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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North East region as at 31 March 20201 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,325 | 233 | Durham | 1,141 | 179 | Northumbria | 3,155 | 216 | North East | 5,621 | 211 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
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Greater London as at 31 March 20201,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 759 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 32,199 | 360 | Greater London | 32,958 | 368 | - Figures provided are on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
More recent figures are available, but on a headcount basis that is not comparable with previous publications reporting on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis. The tables below provide the total number of officers and total officers per 100,000 population on a headcount basis as at 30 September 2020.West Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Staffordshire | 1,703 | 150 | Warwickshire | 1,041 | 180 | West Mercia | 2,279 | 176 | West Midlands | 6,983 | 238 | West Midlands | 12,006 | 202 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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East Midlands as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Derbyshire | 1,899 | 179 | Leicestershire | 2,114 | 192 | Lincolnshire | 1,089 | 143 | Northamptonshire | 1,368 | 182 | Nottinghamshire | 2,121 | 183 | East Midlands | 8,591 | 178 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Yorkshire and the Humber as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Humberside | 2,028 | 217 | North Yorkshire | 1,533 | 185 | South Yorkshire | 2,624 | 186 | West Yorkshire | 5,494 | 236 | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11,679 | 212 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North West region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cheshire | 2,164 | 203 | Cumbria | 1,251 | 250 | Greater Manchester | 7,018 | 247 | Lancashire | 3,088 | 205 | Merseyside | 3,698 | 259 | North West | 17,219 | 235 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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North East region as at 30 September 20202 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | Cleveland | 1,392 | 245 | Durham | 1,180 | 185 | Northumbria | 3,344 | 228 | North East | 5,916 | 222 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
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Greater London as at 30 September 20202,3 | | Total Officers | Officers per 100,000 population | London, City of | 822 | .. | Metropolitan Police | 33,782 | 377 | Greater London | 34,604 | 386 | - Figures provided are on a headcount basis
| 3. City of London per capita analysis is omitted due to its disproportionately small permanent population. |
These figures are calculated using data from the Home Office’s new quarterly Police Uplift publication, reporting the progress of the Police Uplift Programme that is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. The latest Uplift publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020 |
Written Question
Monday 16th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9278), what was the total number of police officers in England in 2010.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
From this data collection, the table below shows the total number of police officers in England in 2010, 2015 and the latest year for which figures are available (the year ending 31 March 2020) on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis and on a headcount basis.
Total Police Officers (England) |
Year ending 31 March… | FTE | Headcount |
2010 | 136,365 | 138,551 |
2015 | 120,437 | 123,017 |
2020 | 122,112 | 124,492 |
The Home Office has also recently started collecting and publishing police officer numbers (on a headcount basis only) on a quarterly basis to report the progress of the Police Uplift Programme. The Programme is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. Taken from this new data series, the number of police officers in England from October 2019 to September 2020 on a headcount basis is shown in the table below.
Police Officers (England) |
Month | Headcount |
Oct-19 | 120570 |
Nov-19 | 121331 |
Dec-19 | 121607 |
Jan-20 | 122291 |
Feb-20 | 122924 |
Mar-20 | 124492 |
Apr-20 | 124768 |
May-20 | 125109 |
Jun-20 | 125933 |
Jul-20 | 127000 |
Aug-20 | 127257 |
Sep-20 | 127611 |
These data are collected and published on a headcount basis and are therefore not comparable to the FTE figures published in the long-running ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ bulletin. The latest Police Uplift quarterly publication covering the period to September 2020 can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020
Written Question
Monday 16th November 2020
Asked by:
Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 October (HL9278), what was the total number of police officers in England in 2015.
Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Shadow Chief Whip (Lords)
The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size and composition of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.
From this data collection, the table below shows the total number of police officers in England in 2010, 2015 and the latest year for which figures are available (the year ending 31 March 2020) on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis and on a headcount basis.
Total Police Officers (England) |
Year ending 31 March… | FTE | Headcount |
2010 | 136,365 | 138,551 |
2015 | 120,437 | 123,017 |
2020 | 122,112 | 124,492 |
The Home Office has also recently started collecting and publishing police officer numbers (on a headcount basis only) on a quarterly basis to report the progress of the Police Uplift Programme. The Programme is delivering on the current Government’s manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 additional police officers in England and Wales by March 2023. Taken from this new data series, the number of police officers in England from October 2019 to September 2020 on a headcount basis is shown in the table below.
Police Officers (England) |
Month | Headcount |
Oct-19 | 120570 |
Nov-19 | 121331 |
Dec-19 | 121607 |
Jan-20 | 122291 |
Feb-20 | 122924 |
Mar-20 | 124492 |
Apr-20 | 124768 |
May-20 | 125109 |
Jun-20 | 125933 |
Jul-20 | 127000 |
Aug-20 | 127257 |
Sep-20 | 127611 |
These data are collected and published on a headcount basis and are therefore not comparable to the FTE figures published in the long-running ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ bulletin. The latest Police Uplift quarterly publication covering the period to September 2020 can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-officer-uplift-quarterly-update-to-september-2020