Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 March 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent police officers have been employed in each year since the creation of Police Scotland.
Information on the number of full-time equivalent police officers is published on a quarterly basis. These publications can be found on the Scottish Government website.
The latest publication, Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 December 2025, contains a table that shows the number of full-time equivalent police officers employed by Police Scotland as at the end of each quarter from 31 March 2007 to 31 December 2025.
The next publication, Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 March 2026, will be published on 5 May 2026.