FOI 438-24 Recruitment Data

Enquiry Reference:  438 - 24                                                                                            

 

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.  Below is your request and our response.

 

At Practice to Progress, we are currently doing some research into police force recruitment. Specifically, we are looking at the recruitment targets for each entry route into the police and the number that you have recruited for these different roles so far. If your force is currently recruiting, we would like to know how many officers you are looking to recruit for each role that is being advertised.

 

Currently advertising for the following routes for this year:

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP)– 64 Officers

Degree-Holder Entry Programme  (DHEP) – 28 Officers

Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (PCDA)– 20 Officers

 

This information would be greatly appreciated as it will help us to encourage and assist new people into joining the police.

 

I am requesting information on planned recruitment campaigns and targets for any entry route, including the number of officers you are seeking to recruit for each role advertised. In addition, I am requesting information on the total number of officers already recruited for each entry route.

 

From the routes above plus the IPLDP we had the below number of Officers start in financial year 2023 / 2024:

Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) – 0

 Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA)– 0

Degree-Holder Entry Programme  (DHEP)– 13

Initial Police Learning and Development Programme (IPLDP) – 105

 

Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.

 

The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Decision Maker