The following tables show that, as a proportion of the workforce, rates of voluntary resignations among police officers have been consistently lower in Scotland over the last five years compared to England and Wales Leavers and Leaver Rates (excluding transfers)- Scotland Leavers (excluding transfers) 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Normal retirement 418 480 494 576 421 689 Voluntary resignation 211 192 181 163 106 177 Other (medical retirement, dismissal, death in service) 115 94 114 85 52 41 Total 744 766 789 824 579 907 Officer numbers at start of year (31-03-2021 for 2021-22) 17,317 17,256 17,170 17,251 17,431 17,283 Leaver rates Normal retirement 2.4% 2.8% 2.9% 3.3% 2.4% 4.0% Voluntary resignation 1.2% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.6% 1.0% other 0.7% 0.5% 0.7% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Total Leaver rate 4.3% 4.4% 4.6% 4.8% 3.3% 5.2% Leavers and Leaver Rates (excluding transfers) - England and Wales Leavers (excluding transfers) 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Normal retirement 4,507 4,747 4,492 4,169 3,429 4,134 Voluntary resignation 2,035 1,995 2,175 2,363 1,996 3,433 Other (medical retirement, dismissal, death in service) 933 762 721 609 593 550 Total 7,475 7,504 7,388 7,141 6,018 8,117 Officer numbers at start of year (31-03-2021 for 2021-22) 124,066 123,142 122,405 123,189 129,110 135,301 Leaver rates Normal retirement 3.6% 3.9% 3.7% 3.4% 2.7% 3.1% Voluntary resignation 1.6% 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.5% 2.5% other 0.8% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% Total Leaver rate 6.0% 6.1% 6.0% 5.8% 4.7% 6.0% S6W...