FOI 00345 - PFEW subscription stats and expenses
Request:
Received: 9 November 2023
- On the 1st of April 220 how many police officers were there serving in England and Wales?
2. How many of those officers were subscribing to the PFEW?
3. How much did the federation take in subscriptions in financial year 2022 to 2023?
4. In the financial year 2022 to 2023 how much did the following officials claim in expenses?
National Chair
- Deputy National Chair
- National Secretary
- Deputy National Secretary
- National Treasurer
- Deputy National Treasurer
Response:
Responded: 20 December 2023
REQUEST:
On the 1st of April 2023 how many police officers were there serving in England and Wales?
RESPONSE:
The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) does not hold this data as it is compiled and
published by the Home Office. The links below may be of use to you:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march2023/police-workforce-england-and-wales-31-march-2023
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-open-data-tables
REQUEST:
How many of those officers were subscribing to the PFEW?
RESPONSE:
At the current time, the PFEW cannot provide point in time statistics due to the limitations of its
systems. However, it can be confirmed that, as of 12/12/2023, the total number of members
who are serving officers is 147,812.
REQUEST:
How much did the federation take in subscriptions in financial year 2022 to 2023?
RESPONSE:
The PFEW acquired £37,555,690 in member subscriptions for the financial year 2022/2023.
REQUEST:
In the financial year 2022 to 2023 how much did the following officials claim in expenses?
• National Chair
• Deputy National Chair
• National Secretary
• Deputy National Secretary
• National Treasurer
• Deputy National Treasurer
RESPONSE:
The PFEW does hold this data but is withholding it under section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000: information accessible to the applicant by other means. Data in relation
to the expenses of the officials specified in the request can be viewed on the PFEW website as
per the following link:
https://www.polfed.org/resources/reports/
