FOI 394454
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 394454
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 12th March 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
a.) how many people applied to join the force
b.) how many of these applications were successful
For each of the following years: 2024, 2019, 2014.
Could you please also break down the figures month by month?
Reply
West Mercia Police holds some of the information you have requested.
Due to retention schedules we only hold this information for three years, therefore we do not have the data for 2014 and 2019. 2014 would have also been paper based applications.
For the period of 1.1.24 – 31.12.24 please find below total number of applications for staff, officer and volunteer roles.
|
Month |
Applications submitted per month |
Individuals started per month |
|
Jan |
358 |
38 |
|
Feb |
377 |
34 |
|
March |
343 |
43 |
|
April |
341 |
36 |
|
May |
310 |
36 |
|
June |
294 |
33 |
|
July |
431 |
0 |
|
Aug |
423 |
19 |
|
Sept |
483 |
23 |
|
Oct |
332 |
19 |
|
Nov |
210 |
4 |
|
Dec |
93 |
1 |