Training of MPS and foreign officers
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.034314
I note you seek access to the following information:
REDEFINED REQUEST
I should like information regarding the training of police officers in countries outside of the UK and the training of foreign police officers by the MPS.
To that end, please provide:
1. The number of police officers from the MPS who have received training in countries outside of the UK for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive. Please itemise by year and host country.
2. The number of police officers from foreign countries who have received training by the MPS for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive. Please itemise by year and country of origin.
Decision
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With regards to Q1, the searches did not locate any information relevant to your request, therefore, the information you have requested is not held by the MPS.
Q1 - The number of police officers from the MPS who have received training in countries outside of the UK for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive. Please itemise by year and host country.
As for internally-provided training opportunities within the MPS, we do not record whether they are delivered nationally or internationally, and the courses we do currently run are all run on MPS premises, or MPS-contracted premises, which are within the UK.
We do have some courses that are contracted out where we do not have expertise to run them in-house, or they provide accreditation that needs to be assessed and we are not an accredited centre, but the training provider does not provide us with training records that indicate the geographic location of the training.
In this instance, we are not able to provide the data requested as it is either not provided to us, or not recorded.
Please see below answer to Q2.
Q2. The number of police officers from foreign countries who have received training by the MPS for the years 2019 to 2023 inclusive. Please itemise by year and country of origin.
Financial Year
Current financial year:
None
In 2022-23:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Bloodstain pattern course – 1 student
French Police – Bloodstain Pattern course – 1 student
In 2021-22:
Garda Police – HOSTYDS Instructor training – 6 students
In 2020-21:
None
In 2019-20:
Garda Police – Mounted Unit Intermediate training – 1 student
In 2018-19:
Norwegian Police – SIO Hydra Course – 15 students