PCDA and DHEP Programs (1355A/23)
Request
I would like to know the statistics for police retention rates in relation to the below please:
- When did the PCDA and DHEP programs start in West Midlands Police?
- Since the PCDA and DHEP programs started in West Midlands Police, what percentage of officers employed under these schemes have remained employed by West Midlands police?
- Since the PCDA and DHEP programs started in West Midlands Police, what percentage of officers employed under these schemes have resigned?
- Since the PCDA and DHEP programs started in West Midlands Police, what percentage of officers employed under these schemes have been dismissed?
- Since the PCDA and DHEP programs started in West Midlands Police, how many officers have been employed?
- Since the PCDA and DHEP programs started in West Midlands Police, how many officers employed before these schemes came in have resigned and how does that compare to the previous 3 years before?
- How many police officers have resigned since Craig Guildford changed the working model in April 2023? How does this compare to the 6 months prior?
- How many police staff have resigned since Craig Guildford changed the working model in April 2023? How does this compare to the 6 months prior?
- Under police regs, are police officers able to submit a vote of no confidence in the current chief constable?
Response
Please find attached (1355A_23_attachment.pdf)
Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from a number of data sources used by forces for police purposes. The detail collected to respond specifically to your request is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when interpreting those data.
The figures provided therefore are our best interpretation of relevance of data to your request, but you should be aware that the collation of figures for ad hoc requests may have limitations and this should be taken into account when those data are used.
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