Guidance

User guide to police workforce statistics

Provides a glossary, conventions used and other background information for the police workforce releases.

Applies to England and Wales

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This user guide is a useful reference guide for the police workforce releases.

Published 18 July 2013
Last updated 24 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated to accompany publication of 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2023'.

  2. Updated to accompany ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2023’.

  3. Updated to accompany ‘Police officer, uplift quarterly update to September 2022’.

  4. Updated to accompany 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2022'.

  5. Updated to accompany 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2021'. PDF version of the guide retired.

  6. Updated to accompany 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2020'.

  7. Updated to accompany 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2019'.

  8. Updated to accompany 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2018'

  9. Updated tp accompany publication of Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2017

  10. Updated to accompany 'Police workforce, England and Wales: 31March 2017'.

  11. Updated to accompany ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2016’.

  12. Updated to accompany ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 31March 2016

  13. Updated to accompany ‘Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2015’.

  14. Updated version to accompany the publication of 'Police Workforce, England and Wales: 31 March 2015'.

  15. Updated version to accompany the publication of 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2014'.

  16. Updated to accompany publication of 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 31 March 2014'.

  17. Updated to accompany the publication of 'Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2013'.

  18. First published.