Recruitment (FOI Ref: 402/26)
FOI Request Reference: 402/26
Thank you for your request for information, received 9/2/2026.
Request
I would like to ask the following data of your police applicants in the year 2025 please. From January to December if possible.
Q1: PCDA PCEP DCEP Total How many applicants?
Q2: How many passed the eligibility stage?
Q3: Of those who passed initial eligibility,
Q4: how many passed SIFT Of those who passed sift,
Q5: how many passed OAC
Q6: How many sat OAC and passed 1st time
Q7: How many sat it a second time?
Q8: How many passed second time?
Q9: How many passed Final Interview 1st time?
Q10: How many passed Final Interview 2nd time
Q11: How many passed pre-employment checks and got onto an intake?
Response
Please find enclosed our response.
Q1: PCDA PCEP DCEP Total
How many applicants?
|
Entry Route |
Count of Applicants |
|
PCDA |
1609 |
|
PCEP |
1694 |
|
PCEP DC |
1104 |
|
Grand Total |
4407 |
Q2: How many passed the eligibility stage?
Q3: Of those who passed initial eligibility,
|
Passed Eligibility Stage? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
716 |
19 |
874 |
1609 |
|
PCEP |
618 |
31 |
1045 |
1694 |
|
PCEP DC |
396 |
8 |
700 |
1104 |
|
Grand Total |
1730 |
58 |
2619 |
4407 |
*here, the Positive Action phase has been included in ‘eligibility stage’
Note that each of the subsequent sections should read as ‘Of those that passed the preceding section, ’
Q4: how many passed SIFT Of those who passed sift,
|
Passed Sift? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
359 |
167 |
348 |
874 |
|
PCEP |
407 |
21 |
617 |
1045 |
|
PCEP DC |
280 |
6 |
414 |
700 |
|
Grand Total |
1046 |
194 |
1379 |
2619 |
Q5: how many passed OAC
|
Passed OAC? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
151 |
42 |
155 |
348 |
|
PCEP |
225 |
95 |
297 |
617 |
|
PCEP DC |
180 |
55 |
179 |
414 |
|
Grand Total |
556 |
192 |
631 |
1379 |
Q6: How many sat OAC and passed 1st time
Q7: How many sat it a second time?
Q8: How many passed second time
|
First time pass? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
162 |
41 |
145 |
348 |
|
PCEP |
257 |
83 |
277 |
617 |
|
PCEP DC |
205 |
54 |
155 |
414 |
|
Grand Total |
624 |
178 |
577 |
1379 |
|
Second time pass? * |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
11 |
1 |
10 |
22 |
|
PCEP |
18 |
12 |
20 |
50 |
|
PCEP DC |
14 |
1 |
24 |
39 |
|
Grand Total |
43 |
14 |
54 |
111 |
*This table shows applicants that attended, or are/were due to attend a second AOC.
Q9: How many passed Final Interview 1st time?
Q10: How many passed Final Interview 2nd time
|
Passed Interview? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
29 |
26 |
100 |
155 |
|
PCEP |
54 |
43 |
200 |
297 |
|
PCEP DC |
43 |
31 |
105 |
179 |
|
Grand Total |
126 |
100 |
405 |
631 |
|
First time pass? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
29 |
26 |
100 |
155 |
|
PCEP |
63 |
41 |
193 |
297 |
|
PCEP DC |
53 |
27 |
99 |
179 |
|
Grand Total |
145 |
94 |
392 |
631 |
|
Second time pass? * |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
2 |
2 |
||
|
PCEP |
5 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
|
PCEP DC |
6 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
|
Grand Total |
13 |
6 |
13 |
32 |
Q11: How many passed pre-employment checks and got onto an intake?
|
Passed Pre-Employment Checks? |
||||
|
Entry Route |
Rejected/Withdrawn |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
18 |
45 |
37 |
100 |
|
PCEP |
44 |
88 |
68 |
200 |
|
PCEP DC |
25 |
46 |
34 |
105 |
|
Grand Total |
87 |
179 |
139 |
405 |
|
Hired? |
|||
|
Entry Route |
Ongoing |
Yes |
Grand Total |
|
PCDA |
37 |
37 |
|
|
PCEP |
5 |
63 |
68 |
|
PCEP DC |
3 |
31 |
34 |
|
Grand Total |
8 |
131 |
139 |
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