FOI 0027-2024/25- Firearms officers
Request:
Q1. The total number (headcount) of firearms officers employed by the force as of:
- 31 March 2022
- 31 March 2023
- 31 March 2024
Q2a. The number (headcount) of firearms officers who voluntarily surrendered their ticket/accreditation to carry firearms within the financial year 2022/23, but remained in service with the force
Q2b. For each instance, please list the month it was surrendered, the reason and whether the individual has since returned to holding a ticket/accreditation
Q3a. The number (headcount) of firearms officers who voluntarily surrendered their ticket/accreditation to carry firearms within the financial year 2023/24, but remained in service with the force
Q3b. For each instance, please list the month it was surrendered, the reason and whether the individual has since returned to holding a ticket/accreditation
NB These numbers should include all firearms officers, whether or not they are operationally deployable.
If one firearms officer happened to volunteer their ticket more than once in a financial year, please count this as one for questions 2a and 3a, but list the circumstances separately in questions 2b and 3b.
Response:
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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.
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the total headcount of firearms officers employed by North Yorkshire Police.
|
Year |
Headcount |
|
31 March 2022 |
52 |
|
31 March 2023 |
49 |
|
31 March 2024 |
58 |
|
Total |
159 |
Q2 & Q3. Please see the table below showing the headcount of firearms officers who voluntarily surrendered their ticket/accreditation to carry firearms within the financial years 2022/23 and 2023/24, broken down by year, reason and if they returned to post.
|
Headcount |
Month/Year |
Reason |
Returned |
|
1 |
May 2022 |
Moved roles to another department |
Not returned |
|
1 |
July 2023 |
||
|
1 |
July 2023 |
||
|
1 |
September 2023 |
||
|
1 |
January 2024 |
||
|
1 |
March 2024 |
Please note, the above figures are provided as a point in time count for each date.
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.