Police officer recruitment data 591/2026
FOI Reference: 591/2026
Request:
Please provide the following police officer recruitment data, broken down by age, gender, and ethnicity.
- Pre-PEQF recruitment
For each of the five calendar years immediately preceding the implementation of the Police Education Qualifications Framework (PEQF) within your force, please provide:
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- The total number of police officer recruits.
- A breakdown of recruits by age at recruitment.
- A breakdown of recruits by gender.
- A breakdown of recruits by ethnicity.
- Post-PEQF recruitment
For each calendar year following the implementation of the PEQF, please provide the number of police officer recruits, broken down by age, gender, and ethnicity, for each of the following entry routes:
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- Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA).
- Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP).
- Detective Degree Holder Entry Programme (D-DHEP), or any equivalent direct-entry detective programme.
- Any non-PEQF police officer entry routes operating during the same period.
Response 1:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
|
Gender |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Male |
38 |
24 |
12 |
34 |
21 |
|
Female |
39 |
12 |
11 |
22 |
10 |
|
Prefer not to say |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
|
Unknown |
27 |
19 |
7 |
17 |
8 |
|
Total |
109 |
61 |
36 |
78 |
41 |
|
Ethnicity |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Asian - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
Black - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Mixed - White and Asian |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Other - Any other ethnic group |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prefer not to say |
6 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
|
White - Any other White background |
5 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
|
White - English / Welsh / Scottish / Northern Irish / British |
89 |
51 |
21 |
53 |
18 |
|
Blank |
2 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
8 |
|
Total |
109 |
61 |
36 |
78 |
41 |
|
Age |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
19-24 |
31 |
25 |
16 |
13 |
12 |
|
25-30 |
52 |
17 |
10 |
32 |
15 |
|
31-36 |
17 |
13 |
6 |
20 |
9 |
|
37-42 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
|
43-48 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
49-54 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Total |
109 |
61 |
36 |
78 |
41 |
Response 2:
I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, the details of which are as follows:
Please see attached Police officer recruits 2019-2025 re FOI 591/2026
(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 06/07/2026)
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