Saturday, 5 March 2011

Police Service of Northern Ireland - Manpower Statistics, March 2011

Police Service of Northern Ireland manpower continues to decline well below the Patten established figures, particularly with regard to constables and reservists.

Although the total of full time officers is just about 230 below the Patten peacetime recommendation the inclusion of student officers disguises a deficit of about 440 constables.

The number of reservists has fallen from the Patten figure of about 1680 to 1135 in December 2009 and it's now under 900.