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Workforce data and flexibility working patterns

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.028286

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please provide the following information for your staffing, as of the date of this request:

1 - Full time equivalent (FTE) number of police officers in the force.

2 - Number of police officers who have a disability as per the Equality Act 2010.

3 - Number of police officers who are on a flexible working pattern (e.g. part time, compressed hours etc).

4 - Number of police officers who have a disability and are on a flexible working pattern.

5 - FTE number of police staff (non-officers) in the force.

6 - Number of police staff who have a disability as per the Equality Act 2010.

7 - Number of police staff who are on a flexible working pattern.

8 - Number of police staff who have a disability and are on a flexible working pattern.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose some of the requested information. Some data has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure and therefore this response serves as a Refusal Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act .

The answer to Question One (1) and Five (5) has been withheld as it is exempt from disclosure by virtue of the following exemption;

Section 21 (Information Accessible by other means)

Reason for decision

For ease of reference the MPS is able to provide a link instead to the already publicly available information in the Advice and Assistance Section of this letter below.

The answer to Question Two (2) and Six (6) is not recorded for all police officers and police staff. Officers and police staff are not obligated to share whether they have a disability. The MPS therefore do not record the data for the total number.

The answer to Question Three (3) and Seven (7) has been disclosed today.

The answer to Question Four (4) and Eight (8) is not recorded for all police officers and police staff. Officers and police staff are not obligated to share whether they have a disability. The MPS therefore do not record the data for the total number.

Disclosure

Q3 - Number of police officers who are on a flexible working pattern (e.g. part time, compressed hours etc).

The MPS can confirm there are 4872 officers who are on some form of flexible working pattern. This includes being on compressed hours, working part time, working term time only and other types of patterns.

Q7 - Number of police staff who are on a flexible working pattern.

There are 3111 members of staff who are on some form of flexible working pattern. This includes being on compressed hours, working part time, working term time only and other types of patterns.

Advice and Assistance
To assist you with Question One (1) and Five (5), please find the below link to information requested which is routinely published monthly via a Workforce Data Report on the Met’s website;

Stats & Data - Workforce Data Report

To assist you with Question Two (2) and Six (6), while officers and police staff are not obligated to share whether they have a disability, should you wish to request the number of police officers and police staff who have formally raised with HR centrally that they have a disability as per the Equality Act 2010 in a given year, this can be submitted and considered as a new FOIA request.

To assist you with Question Four (4), while officers and police staff are not obligated to share whether they have a disability, should you wish to request the number of police officers and police staff who have formally raised with HR centrally that they have a disability as per the Equality Act 2010 in a given year and who are on a flexible working pattern, this can be submitted and considered as a new FOIA request.