Police: Veterans
(asked on 12th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the current police force is made up of ex-armed forces personnel.
This question was answered on 26th September 2023
The Home Office does not hold information on serving officers’ professional background.
A survey of new police officer recruits, conducted in 2022 as part of the Police Uplift Programme, found that 3% of the preceding year’s recruits had military experience prior to joining the police. However, the Home Office does not hold data to assess whether this proportion reflects the backgrounds of the wider police force.