Police Officer fitness tests

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033431

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please may I request the following information on police officers who have failed their fitness tests in the past four years.

1. How many Police Officers have completed a Job Related Fitness Test in each of the past four calendar years:
i) 2020
ii) 2021
ii) 2022
ii) 2023 to date

2. How many Police Officers failed the Job Related Fitness Test in
i) 2020a
ii) 2021
ii) 2022
ii) 2023 to date

3. Of those who failed the Job Related Fitness Test, were any subsequently dismissed as a result in each of the past four calendar years:
i) 2020
ii) 2021
ii) 2022
ii) 2023 to date

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - How many Police Officers have completed a Job Related Fitness Test in each of the past four calendar years:
i) 2020
ii) 2021
ii) 2022
ii) 2023 to date

CALENDER YEAR	NUMBER OF OFFICERS ATTENDED FITNESS TEST
2020	20921
2021	26282
2022	25448
2023	24925

Q2 - How many Police Officers failed the Job Related Fitness Test in
i) 2020
ii) 2021
ii) 2022
ii) 2023 to date

CALENDER YEAR	NUMBER OF OFFICERS FAILED A FITNESS TEST
2020	341
2021	534
2022	428
2023	337

Q3 - Of those who failed the Job Related Fitness Test, were any subsequently dismissed as a result in each of the past four calendar years:
i) 2020
ii) 2021
ii) 2022
ii) 2023 to date

None were found in that time period where an officer was dismissed that related to a failed Fitness Test.