FOI 408004
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 408004
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 12th May 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
I would like to request the following information:
- The number of officers employed by West Mercia Police over the past ten years.
- Any significant changes or trends in staffing levels during this period.
Reply
1.
|
Emp Type |
2015 Total |
2016 Total |
2017 Total |
2018 Total |
2019 Total |
2020 Total |
2021 Total |
2022 Total |
2023 Total |
2024 Total |
2025 Total |
|
Police Officer |
2020 |
2084 |
2067 |
1976 |
1979 |
2214 |
2281 |
2334 |
2484 |
2496 |
2504 |
|
Grand Total |
2020 |
2084 |
2067 |
1976 |
1979 |
2214 |
2281 |
2334 |
2484 |
2496 |
2504 |
2.
Please be advised that this is not a valid request for information under the Freedom of information Act 2000 (“the Act”) as it does not fulfil the requirement of s.8 of the Act. It is not a request for specific recorded information and West Mercia Police does not have to answer your request if this would mean creating new information or giving an opinion or judgement that is not already recorded. The Act only extends to requests for recorded information. It does not require public authorities to answer questions generally and does not extend to requests for information about policies or their implementation, or the merits or demerits of any proposal or action unless the answer to any such request is already held in recorded form.