FOI Diversity statistics (0834-2022/23)

Request

I'm writing to you to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. Please may you provide me with details on diversity statistics for your constabulary, broken down as per the below:
Q1. Police/Detective Constables and PCSOs 
Total number of staff
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender (Male, female, transgender, non-binary, prefer not to say, other)
• Sexual orientation
• Age
Q2. Senior roles i.e. Sergeant upwards
Total number of staff
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender (Male, female, transgender, non-binary, prefer not to say, other)
• Sexual orientation
• Age
Q3.Total (all staff within your force)
Total number of staff
• Ethnicity
• Nationality
• Gender (Male, female, transgender, non-binary, prefer not to say, other)
• Sexual orientation
• Age

Please provide information with the above breakdown in an excel format, with total numbers as well as the numbers as a percentage of the overall sample.

 

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. Please see the below table which details the information requested for Q1. We do not record sexual orientation or nationality.

Police Officers	Asian	Black	Chinese	Mixed	White	Not Recorded	Total
Ethnicity	16	4	3	19	1793	15	1850

 

Police Officers	Female	Male	Total
Gender	717	1133	1850

 

Police Officers	Under 25	26-40	41-55	Over 55	Total
Age	145	840	809	56	1850

 

Q2. No information held – We are unable to provide this information within the time allowed under the act. This is because an officers role along with their ethnicity, gender and age is not recorded in such a way that can be extracted.

Q3. Please see the below table which details the information requested for Q3. We do not record sexual orientation or nationality.

All employees	Asian	Black	Chinese	Mixed	White	Not Recorded	Total
Ethnicity	32	10	9	26	3348	57	3482

 

All employees	Female	Male	Total
Gender	1641	1841	3482

 

All employees	Under 25	26-40	41-55	Over 55	Total
Age	313	1305	1383	481	1850

 

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.