FOI 3431 Police Officers Deployed In 'Back Office' Roles

I write in connection with your request for information dated 1 December 2011 which was received on 2nd December 2011. Please find below the response to your request:

1. The number of full-time equivalent police officers deployed in middle office and back office roles (as defined by HMIC in its 2011 report "Demanding Times") in a) May 2010 and b) November 2011.

Reply

The description of `middle office` and `back office` roles is too vague for our Personnel Department to ascertain whether each individual role undertaken within force should be included in a response to your request . However, in order to assist, we can provide the number of full-time equivalent `non-operational`, `operational support` and `organisational Support` Police officers as defined by HMIC, as follows:

• May 1st 2010 - 160.6
• May 1st 2011 - 127.1

2. The number of full-time equivalent police officers deployed in the custody cells in a) May 2010 and b) November 2011

Reply: 

• May 2010 - 52
• November 2011 - 52