Assessment of cars and drivers needed in the MPS

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.033002

I note you seek access to the following information:

What assessment has MPS made of the number of cars and drivers (at each level) needed in the MPS, and what is current performance against this?

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Vehicles

Vehicle forecast:

• January 2023 - 5000 vehicles
• January 2024 - 5100 vehicles

Current number of vehicles in service (2 October 2023)

• 5045 vehicles.

Drivers

Currently, there is no central assessment of the number of drivers needed (at each level) in the MPS. Assessment is conducted by each business group at a local level and the information is not collated centrally.

A yearly consultation takes place with L & D and each command, to agree the demand from each OCU, to formulate an annual training plan.