Addressing gender imbalance
Under Section 48 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 the Policing Board is responsible for developing an action plan to monitor the number of females in PSNI, its support staff, and the Policing Board’s staff.
In 2008 the revised Gender Action Plan (GAP) was developed by PSNI and jointly launched by PSNI and the Policing Board. The plan, designed to address gender imbalance in both support staff and police officers aims to help to deliver a police service which both men and women experience as a progressive and professional service.
Progress is monitored by the Human Resources Committee every six months.The current percentage of female officers in PSNI is 24%, an increase of 12% since 2001.
