July 10, 2025 | Human Resources , Officer and Staff: Recruitment and Promotion
Request Number: FOI/14955
Category: Organisational Information Police/Staff Recruitment and Promotion
Subject: Officer and staff numbers
Request and Answer:
Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold information to which your request relates. The decision has been taken to disclose the following.
Request 1
How many police officers have commenced initial training since 1st January 2025 to 12th June 2025?
Answer 1
93 Student Officers have commenced initial training during this time period.
Request 2
Since 1st January 2025 to 12 June 2025 how many police officers have left psni for any reason?
Answer 2
Please see below table which provides total of Police Officer leavers and breakdown of ranks.
Please note that we currently only have data up until 31/05/2025.
| Month of Leaving | Assist. Chief Const. | Chief Superintendent | Superintendent | Chief Inspector | Inspector | Sergeant | Constable | Student Officer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 42 | ||||
| Feb | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||||
| Mar | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 43 | ||
| Apr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 66 | |
| May | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 25 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 127 | 5 | 188 |
Request 3
How many police staff have been recruited since 1st January 2025 to 12 June 2025?
Answer 3
Please see below table which provides total of Police Staff recruited and breakdown of ranks.
| Grade | Number |
|---|---|
| Admin Support Officer | 62 |
| Executive Officer 2 | 16 |
| Executive Officer 1 | 18 |
| Staff Officer | 2 |
| Deputy Principal | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 4 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Total | 110 |
Request 4
How many police staff have left psni since 1st January 2025 until 12th June 2025?
For each question above please provide a breakdown of ranks / grades for questions 2, 3, and 4.
Answer 4
Please see below table which provides total of Police Staff leavers and breakdown of ranks.
Please note that we currently only have data up until 31/05/2025
| Month of Leaving | G6 | G7 | DP | SO | EO1 | EO2 | AO | AA | IND | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Feb | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |||||
| Mar | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |||
| Apr | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| May | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 86 |