FOI Regulation 13 Notices (0254-2022/23)

Request

We would like to request the below information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

This FOI relates to data involving protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. A link to those nine defined characteristics is below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/about/equality-and-diversity#equality-objectives

 

The nine protected characteristics as defined by the act are:

• age
• disability
• gender reassignment
• marriage and civil partnership
• pregnancy and maternity
• race
• religion or belief
• sex
• sexual orientation

 

QUESTIONS

Q1.         In each of the years 2017,2018,2019,2020, and 2021:

a) How many Regulation 13 notices were issued within the force?

b) Of those, how many of the recipients had protected characteristics (as defined by the Equality       Act 2010)?

c) Of all regulation 13 notices issued – how many cases were referred to the IOPC?

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.         In each of the years 2017,2018,2019,2020, and 2021:

a)How many Regulation 13 notices were issued within the force?

No Regulation 13 dismissal notices were issued within North Yorkshire Police for the period requested.

b) Of those, how many of the recipients had protected characteristics (as defined by the Equality Act 2010)?

N/A

c) Of all regulation 13 notices issued – how many cases were referred to the IOPC?

N/A

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.