The number of police officers in neighbourhood policing in England and Wales has been adjusted downwards by 21% after a 'data validation exercise'. www.gov.uk/government/n... #policeworkforce

An unhelpful headline when the substance is about the lack of flexibility forces have to adjust how they spend their budgets with so much tied to maintaining officer numbers. #policefinance #policeworkforce
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

With police reform on the agenda, here's your periodic reminder that the workforce of the Metropolitan Police is larger than the 18 smallest police forces in England and Wales combined (as at March 2024). www.gov.uk/government/s... #policeworkforce

Now adjusted for population growth. England and Wales down 10.9%, Met down 20.3%. #policeworkforce

Some discussion of the size of the #policeworkforce in England and Wales compared to the past. Here's how the total workforce (on a headcount basis) has changed relative to 2010 (=100). WYP up 3.0%, E&W as a whole down 3.6% (from 274k to 264k), Met down 12.4%.
Not adjusted for population growth.

Source: Home Office Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2024: length of service open data tables ("in post" worksheet) assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669a92... via www.gov.uk/government/s... #policeworkforce

What has happened to the profile of police officer experience (length of service) in England and Wales? Unsuprisingly, given the #20kuplift, a shift towards officers with less than 5 years of service, up from 14% in 2016 to 36% in 2024. #policeworkforce