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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary: Recruitment

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratHome OfficeTabled Answered 29 January 2025UIN 25374

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been recruited by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary since 2020.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers joining the police service in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.

Information on the number of police officers joining the police service between the years ending 31 March 2007 to 2024 can be found in the ‘Joiners Open Data Table’ here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669a9161fc8e12ac3edb0081/open-data-table-police-workforce-joiners-240724.ods.

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