Workforce data from March 2020 to June 2022
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.025748
I note you seek access to the following information:
Please provide me a breakdown for the last three years of:
1) Number of police officers by rank
2) Number of police staff
3) Number of PCSOs
4) Others - e.g. contractors
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Please provide me a breakdown for the last three years of:
Q1 - Number of police officers by rank
Q2 - Number of police staff
Q3 - Number of PCSOs
Please see below information, pursuant to your request above.
| June 2022 | March 2022 | March 2021 | March 2020 | |
| Commander and above | 41 | 42 | 35 | 31 |
| Chief Superintendent | 29 | 30 | 33 | 36 |
| Detective Chief Superintendent | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
| Superintendent | 98 | 85 | 85 | 82 |
| Detective Superintendent | 109 | 104 | 94 | 95 |
| Chief Inspector | 214 | 216 | 133 | 147 |
| Detective Chief Inspector | 188 | 193 | 132 | 174 |
| Inspector | 782 | 804 | 808 | 722 |
| Detective Inspector | 508 | 504 | 523 | 425 |
| Police Sergeant | 3,282 | 3,161 | 2,863 | 2,896 |
| Detective Sergeant | 1,524 | 1,525 | 1,481 | 1,429 |
| Police Constable | 21,534 | 21,628 | 21,433 | 20,983 |
| Detective Constable | 5,593 | 5,259 | 4,895 | 4,711 |
| Police Officer Total | 33,919 | 33,567 | 32,531 | 31,745 |
| June 2022 | March 2022 | March 2021 | March 2020 | |
| Police Staff | 9,867 | 9,807 | 9,834 | 9,400 |
| PCSO | 1,139 | 1,152 | 1,246 | 1,244 |
| Special Constabulary | 1,789 | 1,848 | 1,866 | 1,827 |
Note:
Dates shown are when data has been pulled from those specifics dates, rather than the end of the year or an average over the year. The workforce year’s period is from April to March, hence why the data was date March 2020 etc.
Q4 - Please provide me a breakdown for the last three years of:
Others - e.g. contractors
Please see below information, pursuant to your request above.
| June 2022 | March 2022 | March 2021 | March 2020 | |
| Contractor | 781 | 713 | 355 | 332 |
Note:
Dates shown are when data has been pulled from those specifics dates, rather than the end of the year or an average over the year. The workforce year’s period is from April to March, hence why the data was date March 2020.