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Policing and Crime Act 2017

Annex G - Police workforce, England and Wales

Rank All staff (FTE) Staff available for duty (FTE)
Chief officers (1) 201 200
Chief superintendents 337 332
Superintendents 820 808
Chief inspectors 1,657 1,625
Inspectors 5,701 5,548
Sergeants 19,148 18,511
Constables 98,954 94,053
Total police ranks 126,818 121,078
Police staff (2) 63,719 61,073
Police community support officers 12,331 11,719
Designated officers (3) 4,254 4,122
Traffic wardens 18 17
Total police workforce 207,140 198,009
Special constabulary (4) 16,101 -

Table notes
NB: All figures r
elates to the 43 forces of England and Wales only. Figures as of 31 March 2015.
1. Includes Assistant Chief Constables, Deputy Chief Constables and Chief Constables, and their equivalents in the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police.

2. Excludes police community support officers, designated officers and traffic wardens.

3. Excludes police community support officers.

4. Headcount only.

Source: Home Office, Police workforce, data tables.

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