Published items

Provided current total number of Specials, with numbers of those active, non-operational and on leave of absence. Also gave percentages of those contributing 16 hours per month, less than 16 hours and zero hours.

Special Constabulary workforce statistics for the force and Roads Policing Department. Details of driver training including Standard Response with eligibility/selection criteria, Advanced and Initial Phase Pursuit Courses.

Confirmed that all Specials constables, including practicing medical professionals, complete the force initial and annual refresher first aid training.

The HO publish Police Workforce data for Police Officers, Police Staff and Special Constables. Essex Police can only provide Detective Rank data from 31.05.15.

Vetting statistics for Officers and Staff who joined the Force in 2006 together with the number who have not been retrospectively vetted and joined the Force in 2010.

Provided the numbers of times police vehicles have been incorrectly fuelled at Boreham and Laindon and the cost to the force for rectifying this for the financial years 2017 to 2021.

Confirmed that this matter is defined by Legislation. (Sec 87 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984) The Law does not define that it relates solely to Standard Level drivers and it provides an exemption if the vehicle is being used for Policing purposes.

Provides information on the numbers of criminal suspect image searches of the Police National Database (PND) carried out by month between May and December 2024. Includes a breakdown by offence type.

Provided the numbers of officers by gender within the following Essex Police departments for 2018 to 2022: - The Investigations Departments of the three Local Policing Areas. - The Roads Policing Department. - The OPC Collision Investigation unit. - The Local Policing Team Departments of the three Local Policing Areas. - The Partnership Hubs Departments of the three Local Policing Areas. - The Firearms department. - The OPC Dog Section. Also provided three links to published official police workforce statistics.

Provided the number of days lost to psychological sickness, the average force headcount and the average days lost to psychological sickness per person for the financial years 2016/2017 to 2021/2022 (up to 28/02/2022).