Ref: FOI/1981
RE: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST
I am writing to confirm that the West Midlands Fire Service has now completed its search for the information you requested on 1st July 2019.
Please find below a summary of our findings.
Request
How many staff left the FRS in the rank of firefighter in each of the 6 years – 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19;
Reply
| Financial Year | Number of Firefighters that have left the FRS |
| 2013/14 | 44 |
| 2014/15 | 43 |
| 2015/16 | 47 |
| 2016/17 | 63 |
| 2017/18 | 42 |
| 2018/19 | 52 |
| Total | 291 |
Request
What percentage of those firefighters left in each year: (i) on age retirement; (ii) on ill-health retirement; (iii) for any other reason.
Reply
| Percentage of Firefighters who left for the following reasons | |||
| Financial Year | Retirement | Ill Health Retirement | Other Reasons |
| 2013/14 | 61.4% | 0.0% | 38.6% |
| 2014/15 | 53.5% | 2.3% | 44.2% |
| 2015/16 | 59.6% | 8.5% | 31.9% |
| 2016/17 | 44.4% | 1.6% | 54.0% |
| 2017/18 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 57.1% |
| 2018/19 | 51.9% | 1.9% | 46.2% |
Request
Of those firefighters who left on age retirement in each year what percentage of these leavers were in the following age bands: (i) 50-55, (ii) 56-60, (iii) 60-65, (iv) over 65
Reply
| Age of Retiree Firefighters | ||||
| Financial Year | 50-55 | 56-60 | 61-65 | 66+ |
| 2013/14 | 92.6% | 7.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2014/15 | 95.7% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2015/16 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016/17 | 89.3% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| 2017/18 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018/19 | 81.5% | 18.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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