Police Negotiating Board: annual report 2022 to 2023

Annex E

Background on workforce size

This Annex gives an indication of the size of the workforce for which PNB Scotland has responsibility.

The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland is published on a quarterly basis by the Scottish Government. The Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics (published on 1 August 2023) show that there were 16,600 FTE police officers in Scotland as at 30 June 2023.

Police Scotland also publish quarterly Management Information which includes a breakdown of officers available to each of the local policing divisions which cover Scotland. The latest quarterly report provides data as at 30 June 2023.