Freedom of Information Request Reference No:
I note you seek access to the following information:
I am writing to make a request about the religious makeup of MET.
I would like to know how many of the serving officers in MET are
Church of England
Other Protestant Christian
Catholic Christian
Jewish
Sunni Muslim
Shia Muslim
Jewish
Buddhist
Sikh
Hindu
Atheist
Jedi Knight
None
I would like to know how many of the officers in the force identify as the religions and
what percentage of the force this constitutes.
DECISION
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.
Please find attached information pursuant to your request above.
Information Rights Unit
Police Officers by Religion Recorded on MetHR
end February 2017
Religion Recorded
Church of England
Other Protestant Christian
Catholic Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Buddhist
Sikh
Hindu
Atheist
Jedi Knight
None Recorded
Other
Total Strength
Strength
Percentage
6,109
2,382
2,229
76
329
21
159
108
169
0
19,175
254
31,011
19.7%
7.7%
7.2%
0.2%
1.1%
0.1%
0.5%
0.3%
0.5%
0.0%
61.8%
0.8%
Please note that it is not a mandatory requirement to have the religion recorded on MetHR.
We therefore have a large number of officers who have no religion recorded and the numbers
shown above in each category can only represent the minimum possible.