Data on Regulation 13 cases
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.030965
I note you seek access to the following information:
For year 2022/3 please let me know:
a) the number of all Police and Detective Constables with fewer than 2 years' service in the Met, split by ethnic group, and
b) the Ethnic group composition of all Regulation 13 cases.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Qa - the number of all Police and Detective Constables with fewer than 2 years' service in the Met, split by ethnic group
| Ethnic Group | Constables and Detectives < 2 Years Service |
| White - British | 3603 |
| White - Other | 489 |
| Indian | 151 |
| Pakistani | 127 |
| Any other Asian background | 121 |
| Bangladeshi | 114 |
| Mixed - White & Asian | 114 |
| Black - African | 111 |
| Mixed - Any other mixed background | 96 |
| Mixed - White & Black Caribbean | 87 |
| Any other group not specified | 79 |
| Not stated | 63 |
| White - Irish | 63 |
| Black - British | 56 |
| Black - Caribbean | 55 |
| Turkish & Turkish Cypriot | 39 |
| Mixed - White & Black African | 32 |
| Greek & Greek Cypriot | 24 |
| Chinese | 20 |
| Any other Black background | 18 |
| Black Asian | 3 |
| Grand Total | 5465 |
Qb - the Ethnic group composition of all Regulation 13 cases.
| Ethnicity | Number |
| Any Other Asian Background | 12 |
| Any Other Black Background | 1 |
| Any Other Group Not Specified | 5 |
| Bangladeshi | 29 |
| Black African | 25 |
| Black Asian | 1 |
| Black British | 11 |
| Black Caribbean | 6 |
| Chinese | 1 |
| Greek And Greek Cypriot | 3 |
| Indian | 27 |
| Mixed Any Other Mixed Background | 9 |
| Mixed White And Asian | 8 |
| Mixed White And Black African | 3 |
| Mixed White And Black Caribbean | 8 |
| Not Stated | 4 |
| Pakistani | 23 |
| Turkish And Turkish Cypriot | 9 |
| White British | 238 |
| White Irish | 1 |
| White Other | 41 |
| (blank) | 1 |
| Grand Total | 466 |
• Regulation 13 of the Police Regulations 2003 allows the services of a student police officer to be dispensed with at any time during the probationary period if the Chief Officer considers that the student officer is not fitted, physically or mentally, to perform the duties of his office, or that he is not likely to become an efficient or well-conducted constable.
• The figures provided in the table above relate to all cases raised from the 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
• Not all cases ended with action taken, many are resolved.