Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits enlisted in (a) the Regular Army and (b) the Reserve Forces in each region of the UK in the 12 months preceding the award of the contract for recruiting to Capita.
Recruiting for both the Regular Army and Army Reserve is measured on a nationwide basis. Since April 2013 the Army's recruiting has been processed centrally as part of the Recruit Partnering Project (RPP), with applications made online rather than solely at local careers offices.
Official statistics for the Regular Army and Army Reserve intake of untrained and trained direct entrants for the period 2012-13 (the year preceding the start of RPP) and then up to 31 December 2014 are shown below:
Intake | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 to 31 December 2014
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Regular | 10,300 | 7,020 | 5,340
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Reserve | 3,960 | 2,960 | 3,600
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