Recruitment interviews

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/6368

Version Date: 24/04/2024

The Uniformed Recruitment Department have provided the following information.

Please note all questions refer to recruitment for police officers - not support staff

Please confirm whether you carried out virtual/online interviews for potential new recruits during the Covid pandemic - Y/N 

Yes 

If yes, please confirm (roughly) what date you resumed in-person interviews for potential new recruits 

July 2022 

Please confirm (roughly) what percentage of recruitment interviews for new officers were carried out in person in 2022 

50% 

Please confirm (roughly) what percentage of recruitment interviews for new officers were carried out in person in 2023 

100% 

Please confirm how many home visits were carried out in 2022 for potential new recruits 

384 

Please confirm how many home visits were carried out in 2023 for potential new recruits

220