FTE police officers & arrests/uplift pledge

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.23.032433

I note you seek access to the following information:

1a) Number of FTE police officers employed by your police force in the 12 months to June 2023.
1b) The number of FTE police officers employed by your police force in the 12 months to June 2023 who made zero arrests during that period.
1c) The average number of arrests by FTE police officers employed by your police force in the 12 months to June 2023.
1d) The number of officers in the force who would be in a position to effect an arrest?
2. How many officers have been recruited under the officer uplift pledge?
3. Does your police force have a dedicated burglary team?

Decision

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

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1a - Number of FTE police officers employed by your police force in the 12 months to June 2023.

Please see the table below.

Q1b - The number of FTE police officers employed by your police force in the 12 months to June 2023 who made zero arrests during that period.

18,204.71.

Q1c - The average number of arrests by FTE police officers employed by your police force in the 12 months to June 2023.

3.5.

Q1d - The number of officers in the force who would be in a position to effect an arrest?

All ranks of a police officer from PC - Commissioner can affect an arrest including special police constables from all Basic Command Units. The only time an officer wouldn’t be able to affect an arrest is if they are restricted by injury or under investigation.

Q2 - How many officers have been recruited under the officer uplift pledge?

Please see the table below.

Q3 - Does your police force have a dedicated burglary team?

There isn’t a central team. Each Basic Command Unit has a dedicated investigation team either in the form of a joint robbery/burglary team or a standalone burglary team.