Firearms Officers
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/006408/M
Version Date: 30/08/2024
The Alliance Resourcing & Development Department and have provided the following information.
1) The total number (headcount) of firearms officers employed by the force as of:
a) 31 March 2022
b) 31 March 2023
c) 31 March 2024
- a) 31 March 2022 - 149
- b) 31 March 2023 - 139
- c) 31 March 2024 – 143
Please note that this data is a snapshot as it was recorded on the system at the time of download for the requested dates.
Data excludes external secondments and career breaks. It is a total headcount of D&C Officers in C2 level ‘Alliance Firearms ARV’.
2a) The number (headcount) of firearms officers who voluntarily surrendered their ticket/accreditation to carry firearms within the financial year 2022/23, but remained in service with the force
12
2b) For each instance, please list the month it was surrendered, the reason and whether the individual has since returned to holding a ticket/accreditation
May 2022
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
June 2022
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Lateral Development - not returned.
July 2022
2 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – both returned.
August 2022
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Lateral Development - not returned.
September 2022
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
October 2022
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
January 2023
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
March 2023
3 x Promotion Posting – not returned.
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
3a) The number (headcount) of firearms officers who voluntarily surrendered their ticket/accreditation to carry firearms within the financial year 2023/24, but remained in service with the force
14
3b) For each instance, please list the month it was surrendered, the reason and whether the individual has since returned to holding a ticket/accreditation
May 2023
1 x Promotion Posting – not returned.
June 2023
3 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
July 2023
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
August 2023
2 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
September 2023
1 x Promotion Posting – not returned.
November 2023
1 x lateral move to another department within force – Personal Circumstances – not returned.
December 2023
2 x lateral move to another department within force – lateral development – not returned.
1 x Promotion Posting – not returned.
January 2024
1 x lateral move to another department within force – lateral development – not returned.
March 2024
1 x No longer wished to perform Armed role prior to retirement in May 2024.
NB These numbers should include all firearms officers, whether or not they are operationally deployable.
If one firearms officer happened to volunteer their ticket more than once in a financial year, please count this as one for questions 2a and 3a, but list the circumstances separately in questions 2b and 3b.