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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 85346
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 26th May 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
We are applying for information as a FOI request in relation to diversity, equality and inclusion data for your Force.
We require the following information regarding the breakdown of your Force as at 01/05/2021 if possible:
Overall Head Count
Head Count by Employee Type – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Age Group – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Disability – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Ethnicity – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Gender – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Parental Leave – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Religion – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Head Count by Sexual Orientation – broken down to Officers, Staff, PSCOs, Specials, Volunteers
Reply:-
|
Home Force |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
West Mercia Police |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
114 |
|
Age Band |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
25 and Under |
210 |
8 |
112 |
25 |
42 |
|
26 to 40 |
1018 |
77 |
519 |
56 |
55 |
|
41 to 55 |
1008 |
84 |
661 |
18 |
56 |
|
Over 55 |
46 |
33 |
478 |
15 |
168 |
|
Grand Total |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
321 |
|
Disability Indicator |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
No |
799 |
57 |
675 |
34 |
|
|
Prefer Not to Say |
6 |
1 |
3 |
||
|
Yes |
82 |
9 |
88 |
5 |
|
|
Unknown |
1395 |
135 |
1004 |
75 |
321 |
|
Grand Total |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
321 |
|
Ethnicity Group 18+ |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
White |
2186 |
195 |
1635 |
107 |
226 |
|
Black / African /Caribbean Background |
5 |
6 |
|||
|
Asian / Asian British |
27 |
4 |
31 |
1 |
5 |
|
Other Ethnic Group |
4 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
Mixed / Multiple Ethnic Groups |
28 |
13 |
1 |
||
|
Unknown |
32 |
2 |
84 |
5 |
90 |
|
Grand Total |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
321 |
|
Gender |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
Female |
764 |
106 |
1135 |
23 |
164 |
|
Male |
1518 |
96 |
635 |
91 |
157 |
|
Grand Total |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
321 |
|
Religion Grouped |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
Buddhist |
2 |
2 |
|||
|
Christian |
559 |
39 |
248 |
16 |
2 |
|
Hindu |
1 |
||||
|
Jewish |
1 |
1 |
|||
|
Muslim |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
Sikh |
6 |
1 |
2 |
||
|
Other |
16 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
No Religion |
54 |
5 |
36 |
2 |
|
|
Not Stated |
1634 |
154 |
1473 |
94 |
319 |
|
Grand Total |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
321 |
|
Sexual Orientation |
Police Officer |
PCSO |
Police Staff |
Special |
Volunteer |
|
Heterosexual |
1041 |
50 |
305 |
72 |
2 |
|
Gay / Lesbian |
53 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
|
|
Bisexual |
35 |
5 |
1 |
||
|
Other |
2 |
1 |
|||
|
Prefer not to say |
47 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
|
Unknown |
1104 |
146 |
1435 |
37 |
319 |
|
Grand Total |
2282 |
202 |
1770 |
114 |
321 |
Parental leave: 2 Officers and 1 Staff member have taken Parental leave in the last 12 months.