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<p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of
police officers, by Police Force Area, as part of the ‘Police workforce, England and
Wales’ statistical bulletins.</p><p>Functions data are collected under the Police
Objective Analysis (POA) framework. Officers with multiple responsibilities are recorded
under their primary function. The number and proportion of officers employed in frontline
policing roles can be calculated according to the frontline policing model set out
by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).</p><p>Data
on the number and proportion of officers in frontline policing roles in Metropolitan
and City of London Police forces, and in England and Wales, can be found in Table_F5
of the accompanying data tables:<br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728153/police-workforce-tabs-jul18.ods</p><p>Data
at lower levels of geography are not held centrally.</p>
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