Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17638

Metropolitan Police: Retirement

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

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

Sarah Jones
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 t...

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