Constabularies also ordered at least 1,089 custom-made vests for officers who did not fit into the standard-sized uniforms.
A large number of those came from Cumbria Police, who bought 731 bespoke-sized sets of body armour for staff.
In London, the Metropolitan Police bought 82 pairs of patrol trousers made to fit 50-inch waists, and 88 pairs made to fit a 48-inch waist.
The force also had trousers specially made in even bigger sizes, some with a 56R measurement and others with a 60R measurement.
