FOI 83/26 Recruitment Plans

Date: 06/03/26

Enquiry Reference: 83 -26                                                                            

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.  Please accept my apologies for the late response due to staffing issues, your questions are below with our response.

I am writing to request information about police officer recruitment plans for your force for the forthcoming 12-month period.

Specifically, I would like to receive the following details:

Planned Number of Police Officers to be Recruited O The total number of police officer positions your force intends to recruit over the next 12 months.

Which routes you intend to use to recruit by:

o          PCEP

o          PCDA

o          DHEP

o          PPD

o          Detective programme

Recruitment Window(s)

o          The expected or confirmed dates when recruitment windows will open and close for these police officer positions.

Support for Applicants

o          Details of any support, guidance, or resources your force provides (or plans to provide) to applicants during the recruitment process. For example:

            Applicant workshops

            Preparation materials (e.g., for assessments or interviews)

            Dedicated applicant support contacts

            Outreach to under-represented or specific communities

Having made enquiries within the Force we are still waiting on the final plans to be confirmed and cannot confirm the total number of Police officers we intend on recruiting to. However, we intend on recruiting the following routes:

PCEP

PCDA

We are currently open for PCDA applications and will review on a regular basis.

We are looking to open applications for PCEP in the springtime, again this will be reviewed on a regular basis and will depend on the number we need to recruit to.

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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker