Onboarding Costs for PCSOs

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008524/W

Version Date: 07/08/2025

Please provide a list of the costs associated with onboarding a PCSO, to be broken down as follows: recruitment cost, training cost, laptop cost (if issued), cost to provide all other equipment & uniform.

The Alliance Finance Department has provided the following information.

• Recruitment cost – £2,369.43 (this includes costs for recruitment team, vetting, external marketing, medical, force interview, Oleeo, drugs test, the national sift and biometrics).
• Training cost – £1,913.78 (this includes costs for trainers and skills for justice registration).
• Laptop cost – £855.75
• Other equipment & uniform - £2,422.98 (this includes cost for uniform and any other equipment, e.g., lockers, body worn video & radio).