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<p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the size and composition
of the police workforce, including officer numbers and leavers, in England and Wales,
broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), annually in the ‘Police Workforce, England
and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>Data
on the number of police officers in the police service, as at 31 March in each year
from 2007 to 2023, can be found in the ‘Police Workforce Open Data Table’ here: <a
href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172892/open-data-table-police-workforce-260723.ods</a></p><p>This
data is available on both a full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount basis and includes
officers seconded into forces as well as officers on career breaks or parental leave.</p><p>Table
1 below shows the number of police officers employed in the England in Wales, by year,
in both headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) terms.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Police
officer numbers, by year, England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>As
at 31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of officers (headcount)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of officers (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>125,811</p></td><td><p>123,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>131,576</p></td><td><p>129,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>137,690</p></td><td><p>135,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>142,505</p></td><td><p>140,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>149,566</p></td><td><p>147,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Data on the number of police officers leaving the police service, in the years
ending 31 March 2007 to 2023, can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here:
<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1172932/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.ods</a><br>
<br> The table 2 below shows the number of police officers leavers (excluding transfers
between forces) in the England in Wales, by year, in FTE terms.</p><p><strong>Table
2: Police officer leavers (excluding transfers) by year, England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year
ending 31 March</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Police officer leavers (FTE)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>7,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>7,141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6,018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>8,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>9,192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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