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Police Officer uplift statistics

Statistics on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales.

On 5 September 2019 the Prime Minister announced the Government commitment to recruit an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales by 31 March 2023. Documents on this page contain information on how the starting figure for the recruitment was calculated, and our plans for statistical reporting on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 police officers in England and Wales.

Documents

Published 30 January 2020
Last updated 26 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Police officer uplift, final position as at March 2023'.

  2. Added 'Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to 31 March 2023'.

  3. Added 'Police Officer Uplift, quarterly update to December 2022'.

  4. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2022'.

  5. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2022'.

  6. Amended 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021'. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2022'.

  7. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2021'.

  8. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2021'.

  9. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2021'.

  10. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2021'.

  11. 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020' has been updated.

  12. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to December 2020'.

  13. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to September 2020'.

  14. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to June 2020'.

  15. Added 'Police officer uplift, quarterly update to March 2020'.

  16. First published.