Officers who take maternity leave & OST43/PPST43 courses run from 2018 onwards
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.027639
I note you seek access to the following information:
1. Yearly figures of officers who take maternity leave within the police for 6 months or more from 2018 onwards.
2. Yearly figures of officers who take maternity leave from 2018 onwards.
3. Yearly number of OST43/PPST43 courses run and the amount of spaces on them for 2018 onwards.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - Yearly figures of officers who take maternity leave within the police for 6 months or more from 2018 onwards.
| Year | Nbr of Officers |
| 2018 | 328 |
| 2019 | 321 |
| 2020 | 324 |
| 2021 | 351 |
| 2022 | 373 |
Q2 - Yearly figures of officers who take maternity leave from 2018 onwards.
| Year | Nbr of Officers |
| 2018 | 363 |
| 2019 | 359 |
| 2020 | 348 |
| 2021 | 384 |
| 2022 | 402 |
Q3 - Yearly number of OST43/PPST43 courses run and the amount of spaces on them for 2018 onwards.
| Year | Courses | Spaces |
| 2018 | 48 | 1154 |
| 2019 | 30 | 804 |
| 2020 | 8 | 194 |
| 2021 | 7 | 152 |
| 2022 | 44 | 968 |
| 2023 – to date 14 | 14 | 1140 |