Freedom of Information request reportedly reveals that at least 1,837 recruits have already quit
A passing out parade for new police recruits in London.More than 1,800 police officers recruited under Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge to increase numbers have reportedly already resigned.
However, following a freedom of information request, the i newspaper found that at least 1,837 of officers who joined under the scheme have already quit. In publicly available data, the Met has lost at least 2,123 officers to voluntary resignation between 2019 and 2022. However, this figure includes all officers, not just those recruited under Johnson’s police uplift programme .
Charman told the paper that several of the new recruits mentioned the “pressure” of university work alongside training and a full-time job.
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