Reports of whistle blowers and number of current serving officers

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.030880

I note you seek access to the following information:

My request relates to how many reports of wrongdoing have been made as Whistle blowing (or termed protected disclosure under legislation)

1. For the year 2020, how many reports of whistle blowing did you receive ?
2. For the year 2021, how many reports of whistle blowing did you receive ?
3. For the year 2022, how many reports of whistle blowing did you receive ?
4. How many serving officers do you currently have ?

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - For the year 2020, how many reports of whistle blowing did you receive ?
Q2 - For the year 2021, how many reports of whistle blowing did you receive ?
Q3 - For the year 2022, how many reports of whistle blowing did you receive ?

The table below provides the amount of referrals during the requested time frame.

	2020	2021	2022
Referrals	18	26	27

Q4 - How many serving officers do you currently have ?

As of 30/04/2023 (as they are only collated monthly) there are 34,523 Police officers
This information will be able to found on table1 of the monthly Workforce Data Report that the Met publishes.