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Lords · Question HL8880 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the latest figures for (1) the established full headcount, and (2) the actual headcount, of each police authority in England and Wales.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 9 Jul 2025

The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.Table 1 below shows the number of police officers, police staff (inc...