Police: Essex
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of police officers in (i) Epping Forest constituency and (ii) Essex.
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson
The retention of police officers is an important element of managing the police workforce. Voluntary resignation rates in England and Wales, at 3.4%, are low compared to other sectors.
It is important that police forces use effective strategies to manage the retention and progression of existing officers, as well as continuing to recruit new officers.
The Police Officer Maintenance grant provides funding to forces that successfully maintain officer headcounts as set out in the 2024/25 Police Funding Settlement.
Funding arrangements for the coming year have been set out as part of the 2025-26 provisional police funding settlement.
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