FOI Misconduct dismissal figures 2021-2022 (0657-2022/23)

Request

1) - Please disclose misconduct dismissal figures for your force covering 2021 to 2022 until the previous month or quarter, dependent on when you complete your figures.

2) - The total cost of running the misconduct hearings during the period you disclose.

If the information isn't available, please state in your letter.

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. 

 

Response

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

Some of the information you have requested is published on the North Yorkshire Police website under the following link;

Published items | North Yorkshire Police

I have therefore decided to exempt providing you with a response to question 1 pursuant to Section 21 Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).

Q2. The cost to NYP of the expenses and fees for reading time, travel, and hearing fees for Legally Qualified Chair and Independent Panel Members – The OPFCC sign off on these fees and then recharge over to NYP at year end.

Apr-21 to Mar-22 (In line with the financial year): £ 17,686.77.

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.

Section 21 – Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means

Section 21 is an absolute class based exemption and I am not required to consider the harm or public interest when applying this exemption.

Pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Act this letter acts as a Refusal Notice in response to 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.