Issue - meetings

To receive an update from Detective Superintendent Tony Kelly on police numbers in the borough.

An update on Police numbers in the Borough was provided by Detective Superintendent Tony Kelly.

NOTED:

i)                 The establishment (BWT) of Enfield Police is 552 full time employees (FTE).

ii)               There are currently 502.46 police officers in post which leaves 49.40 vacancies.

iii)              Of these numbers 15 officers are on maternity leave, 6 are on attachments and 35 are currently on sick leave making a total of 56 officers abstracted from the Borough.

iv)             This leaves a total of 446.6 operational officers which is 80.7% of the BWT strength.

v)               The Borough is currently fully staffed at 21 PCSOs and 8.13 Police staff, with one vacancy.

The following questions and comments were raised:

Q.      Concerns were raised over the number of vacancies (which currently stood at 49.40) and further information on this was sought.

A.       The majority of vacancies across the MET are within CID which is therefore increasing the pressures and stresses of Officers within this department. There is a particular shortage of Detectives across London but plans are in place to ‘home grow’ more Detectives.

To receive an update from Detective Superintendent Tony Kelly on police numbers in the borough.

An update on Police numbers in the Borough was provided by Detective Superintendent Tony Kelly.

NOTED:

i)                 The establishment (BWT) of Enfield Police is 552 full time employees (FTE). This has reduced by two as the Counter Terrorist Liaison Officers are now centrally funded posts therefore not shown on Enfield’s strength by the posts are filled.

ii)               There are currently 519.46 police officers in post which leaves 32.54 vacancies. This is an increase of 2.06 vacancies.

iii)              Of these numbers 15 are on maternity leave (an increase of 2 but 2 officers are due to return at the end of January), 7 are on attachments (e.g. working on Operation Grenfell as Victim Liaison Officers) 24 are currently on sick leave making a total of 48 officers abstracted from the Borough (an overall increase of 7 since October 2017).

iv)             This leaves a total of 473.46 operational officers which is 85.7% of the BWT strength.

v)               The Borough is currently fully staffed at 21 PCSOs and 9 Police staff.

The following questions and comments were raised:

Q.      Concerns were raised over the number of vacancies (which currently stood at 32.54) and further information on this was sought.

A.       The majority of vacancies across the MET are within CID which is therefore increasing the pressures and stresses of Officers within this department. There is a particular shortage of Detectives across London but plans are in place to ‘home grow’ more Detectives.