FOI 273747
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 273747
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 29th August 2023. Please find below the response to your request:
I would now like to understand the gender division of labour in detective units. Therefore, could you please provide the following data:
1) Workforce data showing the breakdown of gender within all officer (not police staff) roles and ranks (i.e. the split between officers identifying as male and those identifying as female) (for example, PC: X – Male, Y – Female, P/Sgt.: X – Male, Y – Female, and so forth).
2) Workforce data showing the breakdown of gender within all detective roles and detective ranks (i.e. the split between officers identifying as male and those identifying as female) (for example, “CID: X – Male, Y – Female, and so forth)
Reply
Workforce breakdown
Q1.
Chief Officers - 4
Female – 2 Male - 2
Chief Superintendents - 5
Female – 2 Male – 3
Superintendents – 16
Female – 7 Male – 9
Chief Inspectors – 36
Female – 8 Male – 28
Contractor – 2
Male - 2
Constable – 1953
Female – 740 Male – 1213
Inspectors – 116
Female – 26 Male – 90
Sergeants - 357
Female – 125 Male – 247
Q2.
Det Chief Inspector – 13
Female – 2 Male – 11
Det Chief Superintendent – 1
Male – 1
Det Constable – 438
Female – 234 Male – 204
Det Inspector – 36
Female – 10 Male – 26
Det Superintendent – 2
Female -1 Male -1
Det Sergeant – 126
Female – 52 Male - 74
**Please note the breakdown of detective roles are included in the overall figures for Q1