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<p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the size of the police workforce
in England and Wales on a biannual basis in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’
statistical bulletin. However, data are collected at Police Force Area (PFA) level
only, and information on officer and staff numbers in specific London Boroughs are
not held centrally.</p><p>The latest in this statistical series covers the situation
in both full time-equivalent (FTE) and headcount terms as at 30 September 2020 and
can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2020"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-30-september-2020</a></p><p>While
the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin remains the key measure
of the size of the police workforce, as part of the Police Officer Uplift Programme,
the Home Office also publishes a quarterly update on the number of officers (headcount
terms only) in England and Wales. Data are available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-officer-uplift-statistics</a></p>
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