Police sergeants/exam/PCs & officers in MPS and Frontline Policing
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.029357
I note you seek access to the following information:
Q1) Is the police sergeants exam still being taken from PC's homes as of 17/03/2023?
Q2) What measure are put in place to prevent cheating during the sergeants exams?
Q3) How many sergeants have been appointed since covid lock down in March 2020 til present in March 2023.
Q4) How many/ what is the percentage of people passing the sergeants exams in 2019? How many/ what is the percentage of people passing the sergeants exams in 2022?
Q5) How many PC's are currently serving in the metropolitan police and how many are currently on active duty as of 17/03/2023?
Q6) How many police officers in the metropolitan police are at the rank of sergeant or above as of 17/03/2022?
Q7) How many Police officers of all ranks are currently involved in front-line policing as of 17/03/2022?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
I am pleased to inform you that the information requested for your first 2 questions is held by the MPS and is already in the public domain. The information can be accessed via the following link (please note that this will need to be copy and pasted into your web browser):
College of Policing - NPPF Step two legal examinations candidate handbook
The answer to your first question is answered under the heading of ‘DATES’ and the answer to your second question can be found under the heading of ‘ATTEMPTING TO GAIN AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE’.
In regards to your other questions please find the answers below:
Q3 - How many sergeants have been appointed since covid lock down in March 2020 til present in March 2023.
Please see table below:
| Detective Sergeant | 729 |
| 2020 (from 1 March) | 220 |
| 2021 | 241 |
| 2022 | 179 |
| 2023 (until 31 March) | 89 |
| Sergeant | 1536 |
| 2020 (from 1 March) | 113 |
| 2021 | 633 |
| 2022 | 691 |
| 2023 (until 31 March) | 99 |
| Grand Total | 2265 |
Q4 - How many/ what is the percentage of people passing the sergeants exams in 2019? How many/ what is the percentage of people passing the sergeants exams in 2022?
In 2019 675 candidates passed the Sergeants exam, giving an overall pass percentage of 30.2%
In 2022 844 candidates passed the Sergeants exam, giving an overall pass percentage of 37.5%
Q5 - How many PC's are currently serving in the metropolitan police and how many are currently on active duty as of 17/03/2023?
As of 17/03/2023 there were 22,235 Police Constables serving in the MPS and of those 19253 are on active duty (not on maternity, suspended, adjusted or recuperative duties or seconded out).
Q6 - How many police officers in the metropolitan police are at the rank of sergeant or above as of 17/03/2022?
As of 17/03/2023 there are 7194 Police Officers at the rank of Sergeant or above.
Q7 - How many Police officers of all ranks are currently involved in front-line policing as of 17/03/2022?
As of 17/03/2023 there were 23309 Police Officers at all ranks involved in frontline policing