Number of officers and carrying or use of naloxone
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.035016
I note you seek access to the following information:
- How many officers work for your police service as of December 2023?
- Of these, how many carry naloxone?
- For each of the years 2023, 2022, 2021, how many times did your officers use naloxone on members of the public?
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
The questions within your request have been answered on the assumption that by ‘officers’ you are referring to Police Officers.
Q1 - How many officers work for your police service as of December 2023?
As of December 2023 there are 34,046 officers.
Q2 - Of these, how many carry naloxone?
MPS officers do not carry Naloxone.
Q3 - For each of the years 2023, 2022, 2021, how many times did your officers use naloxone on members of the public?
Please refer Q2 answer.
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