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Written question asked by Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Sarah Jones (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Metropolitan Police: Retirement

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of Metropolitan police officers who have left the service before retirement age in each year, due to the staff rotation policy of the metropolitan police.

Answer

The Home Office does not hold data on the number of police officers leaving the Metropolitan Police Service due to staff rotation policy.

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers leaving the police service and their reasons for leaving, for each year ending 31 March, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.

Information on the number of police officers leaving the police service by reason for leaving and Police Force Area between the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2025 can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687a364d312ee8a5f0806b7c/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-230725.ods

Information on the length of service of police officers leaving the police service by reason for leaving and Police Force Area, for the years ending 31 March 2024 and 2025 can be found in the ‘Length of Service Open Data Table’ here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6972562d3f2908a349040577/open-data-table-police-workforce-length-of-service-280126.ods

Reasons for leaving include normal retirement, medical retirement, voluntary resignation, dismissal or contract termination, voluntary exit scheme, death or transfer.

Data covering the year ending 31 March 2026 are scheduled for release on 22 July 2026.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
17638
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Metropolitan Police Retirement
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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