Recruitment Freeze

1. Are you currently advertising for any jobs within your police force? If so, please give details.
2. Do you currently have a 'Recruitment Freeze', either affecting all categories, or just some categories of jobs. Please specify:
   a. which categories,
   b.how long you expect it to last
   c.When did it start
3. How many candidates have been told, they have got a job, but are waiting to be given a start date?
4. Have you had to reduce the number of employees in your police force in the last year? How have you done this? (i.e early retirement, voluntary redundancies, forced redundancies)
5. Please detail how many people were employed by the force
   a. One year ago
   b. Six months ago
   c. now
6. For each job advertised since 1st June 2009, please detail, how many people applied.

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Questions 1

Internally only

Question 2

For 18 months there has been a Vacancy Management process ensuring that jobs are advertised externally only when it is clear that they are not suitable for internal redeployment

Question 3

12

Question 4

Yes, natural wastage, early retirement, voluntary redundancy, compulsory redundancy

Question 5

a. One year ago 4041
b. Six months ago 4020
c. now 3964

Question 6

Since 1st June 2009,

516 applications for police staff posts (50% external candidates).

550 applications for Probationer Constable positions