Average number of hours worked by police officers in different roles

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.21.020628

I note you seek access to the following information:

I would like to Know the average number of hours worked per week, including overtime, over the last 12 months i.e. 6 August 2020 to 6 August 2021 for Police Officers occupying the following ranks:

- Detective Constable
- Detective Sergeant
- Detective Inspector
- Detective Chief Inspector
- Detective Superintendent
- Detective Chief Superintendent”

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Average Hours Worked Per Week between 06/08/2020 and 06/08/2021
Rank
Detective Chief Superintendent	41.60
Detective Superintendent	38.22
Detective Constable	34.91
Detective Chief Inspector	37.28
Detective Inspector	36.49
Detective Sergeant	36.26

Notes:
- It includes overtime hours
- It assumes 52 weeks when calculating the average per week
- The calculation uses only officers who remained in the same rank for the entire period to ensure the data provided is accurate.
- This data includes part time officers in the calculations, so the average is lower than it would be if we excluded the part time officers.