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Request:
For the period 3 March 2018 to 10 January 2024, please could you tell me:
Q1. The number of police officers and PCSOs in your force convicted of a crime;
Q2. For each officer/PCSO listed in your answer to question 1, the type of offence (assault, rape, etc), the date of the offence and the date of conviction;
Q3. The name, date of birth, gender and rank of each convicted officer/PCSO and their status with your force at the date of offence and now (i.e. still serving, suspended, on limited duties, resigned, sacked, etc).
For the period 3 March 2021 to 10 January 2024, please could you tell me:
Q4. The number of police officers and PCSOs charged with a criminal offence where the case is yet to conclude (i.e. a trial is yet to take place, plea hearing is yet to be held, etc);
Q5. For each officer/PCSO listed in your answer to question 4, the type of offence that they are charged with (assault, rape, etc) and the date of the alleged offence;
Q6. The name, age, gender and rank of each officer/PCSO charged with an offence and their status with your force both now and when the alleged offence occurred (i.e. still serving, suspended, on limited duties, resigned, sacked, etc).
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, Q2 & Q3. North Yorkshire Police have 1 Police Officer (F) and 1 PCSO (M) who are employed by our force and have a criminal conviction. One Police Officer is already in the public domain and a link is provided below.
Where information has not been published, I am exempting a response to the offence(s) they were convicted of, the date of the offence and the date of conviction pursuant to Section 40(2) – Personal Information. This is because the right given under the FOI Act to request official information held by public authorities does not apply to the personal data of third parties where disclosure of that information would not be fair to the individual. Please see the exemption explanation below.
Q4, Q5 & Q6. I am exempting any information to this question pursuant to section 30 (Investigations). Please see the explanation below.
Explanation of exemptions
Section 17 of the Act requires North Yorkshire Police, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which: (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies. Please see the exemption explanations below.
Section 30 is a qualified, class-based exemption, which requires that I conduct a public interest test to balance the legitimate interests of the public in knowing the information against the interests of non-disclosure.
Public Interest Test S30
Reasons for Disclosure
Disclosure may provide better awareness which may reduce crime. The public have an interest in understanding how the police investigate crime. There is legitimate public interest in knowing how public funds are spent.
Reasons against Disclosure
Law enforcement tactics would be compromised. The force’s future law enforcement capabilities would be affected. Disclosure could hinder the prevention and detection and crime, as any offenders could potentially take measure to avoid detection.
Balancing Test
After considering the reasons for and against disclosure, it is my opinion that the reasons for non-disclosure outweigh the reasons for disclosure.
Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a refusal notice under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in relation to part of your request.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.