FOI 207513
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 207513
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 1st November 2022. Please find below the response to your request:
Between the years July 2015 – July 2022, I would like the following information, broken down by year.
- How much per year did your police force spend on training officers
- Of this, how much went into training new recruits
- How much per year did your force spend on recruitment, and how many new recruits joined your force?
Reply
- How much per year did your police force spend on training officers
Please see table below:-
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Alliance |
West Mercia |
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2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
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Total |
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External training costs (Police Officers & Staff) |
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744,245 |
771,711 |
714,570 |
887,731 |
1,636,547 |
805,176 |
1,066,701 |
658,089 |
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7,284,769 |
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External training costs relating to new Officers |
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0 |
0 |
68,250 |
82,265 |
327,505 |
219,519 |
251,180 |
154,537 |
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1,103,256 |
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The external training budget above is for Officers and Staff therefore the total costs are for both. Further some years above relate to when West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police were joined in an Alliance.
- Of this, how much went into training new recruits
See table above:-
- How much per year did your force spend on recruitment
The HR Team have requested if you could provide clarification for this particular question. The Team did not know if the question only meant recruitment advertising. It could also mean, for example spend on advertising campaigns, pre-employment assessment centres (CoP), pre-employment biometric testing , uniform, Force Medical Advisor costs, immunisations and blood tests etc. If you would specify exactly what you mean by `force spend on recruitment` then we would be pleased to look again.
- and how many new recruits joined your force?
Please see table below:-
|
Year Start |
Manner of Joining |
Grand Total |
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2015/16 |
Standard Entrant |
82 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
31 |
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2015/16 Total |
|
113 |
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2016/17 |
Direct Entry |
1 |
|
|
Standard Entrant |
72 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
10 |
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2016/17 Total |
|
83 |
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2017/18 |
Direct Entry |
1 |
|
|
Police Now |
5 |
|
|
Standard Entrant |
9 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
2 |
|
2017/18 Total |
|
17 |
|
2018/19 |
Rejoined |
1 |
|
|
Standard Entrant |
213 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
59 |
|
2018/19 Total |
|
273 |
|
2019/20 |
Direct Entry |
1 |
|
|
PCDA |
110 |
|
|
Police Now |
18 |
|
|
Standard Entrant |
159 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
52 |
|
2019/20 Total |
|
340 |
|
2020/21 |
DHEP |
80 |
|
|
PCDA |
58 |
|
|
Police Now |
12 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
34 |
|
2020/21 Total |
|
184 |
|
2021/22 |
DHEP |
72 |
|
|
PCDA |
172 |
|
|
Police Now |
8 |
|
|
Transferee Other Force |
26 |
|
2021/22 Total |
|
278 |
|
Grand Total |
|
1288 |
The data is from Jul – Jun each year.
DHEP – Degree Holder Entry Programme
PCDA – Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship