Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed by the Ministry of Defence Police in each year since 2010.
The strength number for the Ministry of Defence Police on 31 March each year since 2010 is:
Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
MDP ¹ | 3,464 | 3,302 | 2,949 | 2,660 | 2,497 | 2,503 | 2,536 | 2,570 | 2,533 | 2,515 | 2,643 | 2,768 | 2,701 |
NUCS ² |
| 433 | 480 | 351 | 253 | 254 | 235 | 197 | 196 | 214 | 227 | 235 | 230 |
Total |
| 3,735 | 3,429 | 3,011 | 2,750 | 2,757 | 2,771 | 2,767 | 2,729 | 2,729 | 2,869 | 3,003 | 2,931 |
¹ Ministry of Defence Police officers
² Non-uniformed Civilian