FOI Transgender Officer Search Policy (0686-2022/23)

Request

1. Has this Constabulary implemented the policy - ‘Searching by Transgender Officers and Staff’?
2. Confirmation date of implementation.
3. If not already implemented, does this Constabulary intend to introduce this policy?
4. If so, on what date is the Constabulary aiming that the policy be introduced?
5. Confirm the creation of the Constabulary’s amended policy for ‘Searching by Transgender Officers and Staff’ and date created and means of communication to staff.
6. How this policy has/will be conveyed to the public in accordance with fundamental statutory duties. Specify means of consultation and date/s.
7. What internal training to staff has/will be undertaken. Specify who wrote the training, in-house or name of out-sourced organisation, numbers to date of staff trained and date.
8. In advance of implementing this policy what analysis has been carried out with regard to the impact of this policy on members of the public in, for example specifically regarding risk assessment & legal rights with regard to the Equality Act 2010 Protected Characteristics of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex & sexual orientation?
9. Provide copies of consultation work with external groups and confirm the details of the groups, names of organisations, charities, interest groups with date/dates.
10. Confirm if an Equality Impact Assessment been carried out with regard to this policy change and what groups/protected characteristics were considered with regard to the EIA.
11. If so, confirm date of the Equality Impact Assessment being completed.
12. Provide a copy of the Equality Impact Assessment.
13. Confirm if this Constabulary has obtained its own separate legal advice in respect of the implementation of this policy and on what date that was obtained.

Response

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.

Q1. No

Q2. No information held

Q3. Yes

Q4. No information held

Q5 to 13. N/A

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