FOI Police Vehicle Radios (1123-2023/24)

Request

Q1. I am looking at finding information regarding current plans on fitting police vehicles with additional radios, specifically armed vehicles, in order to help combat poor radio reception throughout the county.

Q2. I understand there have been recent authorisations on spending in relation to this matter.

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 not held by North Yorkshire Police.

Q1. There is no information held in relation to this part of your request – a need for additional radio equipment has not been identified due to poor radio reception.

Q2. There is no information held in relation to this part of your request – no funding for additional radios has been authorised.

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.