Recruitment and duties of by officers
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.24.041544
I note you seek access to the following information:
- The current recruitment target of the Met Police.
- Total number of officers as of today's date.
- Total number of officers who have left through resignation in 2024 so far by month.
- Total number of officers who have left through retirement in 2024 so far by month.
- Total number of new recruits in 2024 so far by month.
- Total number of officers under suspension as of today's date.
- Total number of officers under restricted duties as of today's date.
- Total number of live misconduct/DPS investigations.
- Number of officers on the 30 plus scheme due to retire in 2025 and the date that the scheme finally ends.
- Can 30 plus due retirees in 2025 be broken down by rank or post please.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.
Q1 - The current recruitment target of the Met Police.
No Information held. There is no corporately agreed and shared position for current recruitment target, as this is being revised.
Q2 - Total number of officers as of today's date.
As of 19 December 2024 33946
Q3 - Total number of officers who have left through resignation in 2024 so far by month.
Taken from Leavers report:
| Month | Officer Resignations |
|---|---|
| January | 101 |
| February | 96 |
| March | 94 |
| April | 78 |
| May | 99 |
| June | 97 |
| July | 84 |
| August | 112 |
| September | 108 |
| October | 104 |
| November | 76 |
| Grand Total | 1049 |
Q4 - Total number of officers who have left through retirement in 2024 so far by month.
| 2024 | Officer Retirements |
|---|---|
| January | 71 |
| February | 51 |
| March | 46 |
| April | 47 |
| May | 45 |
| June | 60 |
| July | 44 |
| August | 51 |
| September | 76 |
| October | 58 |
| November | 48 |
| Grand Total | 597 |
Q5 - Total number of new recruits in 2024 so far by month.
| Month | Officer New Recruits |
|---|---|
| January | 161 |
| February | 148 |
| March | 213 |
| April | 103 |
| May | 77 |
| June | 66 |
| July | 232 |
| August | 1 |
| September | 122 |
| October | 122 |
| November | 175 |
| Grand Total | 1420 |
Q6 - Total number of officers under suspension as of today's date.
As of the 19 of December 2024 there are 178 officers under suspension.
Q7 - Total number of officers under restricted duties as of today's date.
As of the 19 of December 2024 there are 869 officers under restricted duties.
Q8 - Total number of live misconduct/DPS investigations.
As of the 19 of December 2024 there are 1,970 live misconduct/DPS investigations
Q9 - Number of officers on the 30 plus scheme due to retire in 2025 and the date that the scheme finally ends.
There is no compulsory retirement age therefore we have provided data for people that have already requested retirement in 2025 and who had (re)joined as part of the 30+ scheme. This is 4 officers.
Q10 - Can 30 plus due retirees in 2025 be broken down by rank or post please.
As with Q9 there are 4 officers, 2 constables and 2 sergeants