Vacancies in the Met's BCU Sapphire teams

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.031230

I note you seek access to the following information:

1. Please can you tell me, for your force, the total number of posts, including vacant posts, in the Met's BCU Sapphire teams as of 1 June 2023?

2. Please can you tell me how many of the posts referred to above - i.e. for officers in the Met's Met's BCU Sapphire team - were vacant as of 1 June 2023?

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

We have provided data on the BCU Sapphire teams, who investigate sexual offences within the wider Safeguarding/Public Protection teams.

MPS Sapphire Nos.	Target	FTE	Vacancies
Total	601	526	75

It is expected that more officers will fulfil the vacant roles and the targets may be modified as the year progresses.

The 75 vacancies are FTE