Diversity in the MPS

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.027955

I note you seek access to the following information:

Please may you provide me with details on diversity statistics for your constabulary, broken down as per the below:

Police/Detective Constables and PCSOs
Total number of staff
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender (Male, female, transgender, non-binary, prefer not to say, other)
• Sexual orientation
• Age

Senior roles i.e. Sergeant upwards
Total number of staff
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender (Male, female, transgender, non-binary, prefer not to say, other)
• Sexual orientation
• Age

Total (all staff within your force)
Total number of staff
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender (Male, female, transgender, non-binary, prefer not to say, other)
• Sexual orientation
• Age

Please provide information with the above breakdown in an excel format, with total numbers as well as the numbers as a percentage of the overall sample.

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

I am pleased to inform you that some of the information requested is held by the MPS and is already in the public domain via the Workforce data report. The MPS routinely publish large volumes of information on our website, most of which will be available to download straight away. The purpose of the Publication Scheme is to let you know what information is readily available about the MPS and make it simple to obtain.

The information you seek can be accessed via the following link:

Website: MPS Website – Workforce data report

In supplying this information to you I have claimed a Section 21 exemption of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The information requested has been identified as being accessible via other means as it is already published.

I have also provided a spreadsheet which includes 3 tabs. Data that is not supplied via the workforce data report is present on these attachments. The first tab of the attached spreadsheet provides data in relation to Police Constable’s/Detective Constable’s/PCSOs. The second tab is data in relation to Police Sergeant’s/Inspector’s/Chief Inspector’s/Superintendent’s/Chief Superintendent’s and above. The third tab is in relation to Police Staff, the following bands are included in this data Band A, B, C, D, E, F, G, Directors and Unbanded.

Data Caveats
Please note that data in relation to Sexual Orientation and Nationality are optional categories for employees to complete, therefore the MPS has provided the data that is held at the time of your request, but this will not provide an accurate reflection of the numbers Met wide due to individuals not filling these sections out.

The data supplied was correct as of January 2023.