FOI 103490
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 103490
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 30th July 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
What is the total establishment of police officers in your force?
In terms of police officers, what percentage of your force are ethnic minority men/women?
What is your percentage split on male/female officers?
What is your percentage split on ethnic diversity in your force?
What is your percentage split of diversity among women?
What is your percentage split of diversity among men?
How many police officers are the force intending to recruit in the next 3 years (2021,22,23)?
Please provide any evidence of positive action initiatives that your force may currently have in place.
Has your force made any commitment to recruiting certain numbers from ethnic minority communities?
Reply:-
I can confirm that West Mercia Police holds the information you have requested.
What is the total establishment of police officers in your force?
2315
In terms of police officers, what percentage of your force are ethnic minority men/women?
What is your percentage split on male/female officers?
What is your percentage split on ethnic diversity in your force?
What is your percentage split of diversity among women?
What is your percentage split of diversity among men?
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Home Force |
West Mercia Police |
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Emp Type |
Police Officer |
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Gender |
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Ethnic Group |
Male |
Female |
Grand Total |
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White |
62.89% |
32.74% |
95.64% |
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BAME |
1.99% |
0.99% |
2.98% |
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Not Stated |
1.17% |
0.22% |
1.38% |
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Grand Total |
66.05% |
33.95% |
100.00% |
How many police officers are the force intending to recruit in the next 3 years (2021,22,23)?
The target number of new police officer recruits per financial year are as follows:-
2020 - 21 = 167
2021 - 22 = 232
2022 - 23 = 240
2023 - 24 - not confirmed to Recruitment yet
Please provide any evidence of positive action initiatives that your force may currently have in place.
We have introduced the Step Programme. This is a three tiered programme which aims to support under- represented groups seeking to join and already working within the force:
Step In – a programme designed to provide support to potential applicants who identify as being from an under-represented group, including targeted recruitment campaigns, online webinars, 1-2-1 coaching, mock interviews and buddying with members of our staff networks
Step Across – a programme which seeks to encourage staff to progress to specialist roles where they are traditionally under-represented through online awareness sessions, rewording of job adverts, conducting surveys to understand barriers to applying for roles and marketing of opportunities through staff networks.
Step Up - a programme encouraging staff from under-represented groups to seek promotion through online webinars including input from role models detailing their promotion journey, hints and tips to preparing for boards, offers of career chats with senior officers, coaching and mentoring and marketing of promotion opportunities through staff networks.
Development of leadership development training and programmes for staff and officers from under-represented groups, e.g. introduction of PALS an externally delivered programme to support with retaining and developing ethnic minority officers and staff with potential.
Has your force made any commitment to recruiting certain numbers from ethnic minority communities?
West Mercia’s aim is to be representational of its ethnic minority communities by 2025 – based on the 2011 census data that would be 3.8% ethnic minority representation, we have also set an aspirational target of 5%.