Current timestamp: 23/06/2026 15:25:46
AgeAlertAnonymousAppealsApplicationsApply Or RegisterArea OutlineArrow DownArrow LeftArrow RightArrow UpAutomatic DoorsBack ArrowBusinessCalendarCashArrow DownArrow LeftArrow RightArrow Down[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-chrome' for 'English (United Kingdom)']ClockCloseContactDirectionsDocumentDownloadDrawDrugExpandExternal LinkFacebookFb CommentFb LikeFiletype DefaultFiletype DocFiletype PdfFiletype PptFiletype XlsFinance[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-firefox' for 'English (United Kingdom)']First AidFlickrFraudGive FeedbackGlobeGuide DogHealthHearing ImpairedInduction LoopInfoInstagramIntercom[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-internet-explorer' for 'English (United Kingdom)']LaptopLiftLinkedinLocal Activity[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-location' for 'English (United Kingdom)']LoudspeakerLow CounterMailMapMap PinMembershipMenuMenu 2[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-microsoft-edge' for 'English (United Kingdom)']Missing PeopleMobility ImpairmentNationalityNorth PointerOne Mile RadiusOverviewPagesPaper PlaneParkingPdfPhonePinterestPlayPushchairRefreshReportRequestRestart[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-rotate-clockwise' for 'English (United Kingdom)']Rss[Missing text '/SvgIcons/Symbols/Titles/icon-safari' for 'English (United Kingdom)']SearchShareSign LanguageSnapchatStart AgainStatsStats And Prevention AdviceStopSubscribeTargetTattosTell Us AboutTickTumblrTwenty Four HoursTwitter LikeTwitter ReplyTwitter RetweetUploadVisually ImpairedWhatsappWheelchairWheelchair AssistedWheelchair ParkingWheelchair RampWheelchair WcYoutubeZoom InZoom Out

Leave this site

Skip to main content

Skip to main navigation

Welcome

This site is a beta, which means it's a work in progress and we'll be adding more to it over the next few weeks. Your feedback helps us make things better, so please let us know what you think.

Professional Policing Degree and Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship applicants in 2024

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.25.043330

I note you seek access to the following information:

  1. In the year 2024 how many applicants have you received in the Professional Policing Degree (PPD) entry route and how many of those have you hired.
  2. In the year 2024 how many Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) applicants have you received and of those how many have successfully been accepted into the PCDA.
  3. In the year 2024, How many final year PCDA students were there, and of those how many were successful in attaining a permanent position in your force.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full. Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Q1 - In the year 2024 how many applicants have you received in the Professional Policing Degree (PPD) entry route and how many of those have you hired.

Zero

Q2 - In the year 2024 how many Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) applicants have you received and of those how many have successfully been accepted into the PCDA.

The Met received 3,245 applications to PCDA in 2024. Of those, 89 have successfully joined.

Q3 - In the year 2024, How many final year PCDA students were there, and of those how many were successful in attaining a permanent position in your force.

In 2024, 619 PCDA recruits were in their final year. Of this number 534 have successfully completed the PCDA allowing them to be confirmed in rank as a Police Constable. (Of the original 619 PCDA recruits, 62 recruits are still actively completing their final year with an extension for either personal or professional reasons.