Force by force: A regional snapshot of police officers with time off owing

Frontline police officers in some forces are owed well over a week off in unclaimed rest days, new figures reveal, amid claims of staff shortages across England and Wales.Frontline police officers in some forces are owed well over a week off in unclaimed rest days, new figures reveal, amid claims of staff shortages across England and Wales.
Frontline police officers in some forces are owed well over a week off in unclaimed rest days, new figures reveal, amid claims of staff shortages across England and Wales.
Police forces across the country were asked to provide details of the number of rest days shown as either cancelled, outstanding or waiting for frontline officers to re-roster them, as of September 17 2017 - the last day the country's terror alert level was recorded as "critical".

* Avon and Somerset: As of September 30, the force had 9,707 rest days owed to police officers, 2,132 owed to staff, and 1,002 owed to PCSOs. Their total headcount was 5,630.

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* Bedfordshire: As of September 17, the force had 5,378 rest days waiting to be re-booked, and 1,050 full-time equivalent officers.