Second jobs
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/3054
Version Date: 11/04/2025
This is a request about officers and staff who have second jobs or business interests outside of the police.
How many serving police officers and staff members have registered second jobs or business interests outside their job at the force?
If possible, the data should be broken down individually with the officer’s rank and the specific nature of the job / business interest.
The Professional Standards Department have provided the following information.
Please note:
- An Officer or Staff member may have more than one business interest type recorded.
- The data disclosed for rank and business interest has been disaggregated into two tables to avoid any individuals being identified.
|
Rank/Role |
Count |
|
Constable |
188 |
|
Sergeant |
35 |
|
Inspector |
8 |
|
Chief Inspector |
4 |
|
PCSO |
3 |
|
Police Staff |
236 |
|
Total |
474 |
|
Business Interest Type |
Count |
|
Acting/Performing Arts |
9 |
|
Administration / office work |
30 |
|
Army Reserves |
1 |
|
Arts & Crafts |
27 |
|
Associated with partners business |
18 |
|
Baking / catering / bar work |
18 |
|
Beauty work / modelling |
9 |
|
Book-keeping / accounting |
5 |
|
Building trade / electrician / plumber etc. |
6 |
|
Career break - non police work |
7 |
|
Company secretary / director or other role |
30 |
|
Counselling / therapy |
6 |
|
Foster Care |
2 |
|
Letting |
130 |
|
Manual / non office based |
101 |
|
Photography |
10 |
|
Providing Training |
47 |
|
Reservist (Armed Forces Reserve) |
6 |
|
Retained Firefighter |
1 |
|
Youth work / care / probation work |
11 |
|
Total |
474 |