Officer numbers and rank

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/007857/K

Version Date: 26/03/2025

The Alliance People Department has provided the following information.

Please provide the number of warranted FTE officers at each rank. I need the numbers for each rank from Constable (including student officers) through to Chief Constable.

I would expect the number to include those acting up, so I have data about the roles. That is to say, if a Constable is acting up in the role of Sergeant, I would expect them to be counted as a Sergeant.

I need to know the make up of the force.

I appreciate that numbers are dynamic and you will be providing a snapshot at a specific point in time.

The below data is accurate as of 28^th February 2025 and is a snapshot of that date.

This data does not include those who are on external secondments or career breaks.

The below table shows the FTE for the rank that each officer is currently in and would include those who are acting up, thus a constable who is acting up as a sergeant would be showing as a sergeant.

The below table shows the substantive rank of all officers, thus a constable who is acting up as a sergeant would appear as a constable.