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States of Jersey Police staffing (FOI)

States of Jersey Police staffing (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 16 May 2022.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request 

A

Please provide a headcount of the total staff at States of Jersey Police broken down by year from 2018 to 2022. Please break this down by officers and other staff.

B

For 2021 and 2022, please provide officer headcount on a monthly basis.

C

Broken down by year across 2020, 2021 and 2022, please provide the number of officer resignations.

D

For 2020, 2021 and 2022, please provide the number of officers that were recruited. Of these, please provide the number that i) decided not to take up post after the offer, ii) failed to pass their probation.

Please provide the number of vacancies in the Force broken down by month for 2021 and 2022.

F

How much has been spent on recruitment each year from 2018 to 2022?

Response

A

Total Headcount within the States of Jersey Police (¹)​

Year

2018

2019

2020

Police Officers

196

188

217

Other staff

111

123

127

(¹) The headcounts for 2021 and 2022 are provided in response to Question B.

For 2021 and 2022, please provide officer headcount on a monthly basis.

Total staff headcount within the States of Jersey Police

Year

2021

Month

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Police Officers

217

217

217

214

209

207

203

202

207

217

215

214

Other Staff

119

120

121

122

124

124

120

124

127

120

122

122

 

Total staff headcount within the States of Jersey Police

Year

2022

Month

1

2

Police Officers

210

208

 

Other Staff

121

124

C

Broken down by year across 2020, 2021 and 2022, please provide the number of officer resignations.

Total police officer resignations

Year

2020

2021

2022 (2)

Police officers

10

13

0

(2) Data is accurate up to the end of March 2022.

D

For 2020, 2021 and 2022, please provide the number of officers that were recruited. Of these, please provide the number that i) decided not to take up post after the offer, ii) failed to pass their probation.

Police officers

New recruits

Transferees or returnees

Total recruits

2020

30

1

31

2021

10

6

16

2022

8

 

8

Data regarding the number of individuals who decide not to take up a post after receipt of an offer is not maintained. As the requested information is not held, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Number of police officers who left before the completion of their two-year probation period, including those who chose to leave of their own accord

2020

2021

2022

2

6

1

E

Please provide the number of vacancies in the Force broken down by month for 2021 and 2022.


After a review of the available data, it is not possible provide the current vacancy levels or the requested breakdown of vacancies at the present time. To provide an accurate answer to this request would require manipulation of data. The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 does not require a Scheduled Public Authority to manipulate data to provide a response. Therefore, this information is not held. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. The Integrated Technology Solution (ITS) Programme currently being rolled out will provide the Government of Jersey with better quality data relating to budgeting and staffing.  

F

 How much has been spent on recruitment each year from 2018 to 2022?

Cost of recruitment of police officers and staff (3)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

£30,301.26

£55,515.17

£23,923.94

£31,406.92

£4,037.76

(3) Includes costs of advertising, eye tests, vaccinations and relocation, but in line with the applicant's instructions, does not include the cost of initial training at Norfolk Police.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of "information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

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