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Asked by Chris PhilpConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 27 April 2026UIN 128709

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers there were in post as (a) full-time equivalents and (b) headcount as at 31 December 2025.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office publishes Accredited Official Statistics on the size of the police workforce in England and Wales on a biannual basis. Data is published in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin as a snapshotat 31 March and 30 September, available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales

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