Freedom of Information Request

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

REQUEST NUMBER: FOI Request 001071-16

REQUEST DETAILS:

1. “How many BME officers in each of the following ranks do you have within your force

Constable Sgt Inspector Chief Inspector Superintendent Chief Superintendent

Detective Constable Detective Sergeant Detective Inspector Detective Chief Inspector Detective Superintendent Detective Chief Superintendent

2. How many of the below officers do you have in your force in each of the following roles

How many of the above number of officers in each of the roles below are BME

Dog Handlers Mounted Officers Negotiators Family Liaison Officers Traffic Officers Firearms Officers Underwater Search Unit Counter Terrorism Serious crime departments (By this I mean the department that will investigate serious offending e.g. murder) Taser trained.”

RESPONSE:

Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies have considered your request for information and our response is below.

The Suffolk Constabulary in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to the Information Compliance Manager, Suffolk Constabulary Headquarters, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, IP5 3QS. NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED

This response is correct as of 9 March 2016

The following information has been extracted from the Constabularies HR system and relates to Headcount figures as at the 29 February 2016.

Please note that not all of the roles/skills requests exist within the Constabulary and we have therefore, provided numbers that are applicable.

Suffolk and Norfolk Constabularies have the following number of officers by each rank.

BME Headcount Rank Suffolk Norfolk Constable 21 21 Detective Sergeant 2 - Sergeant 2 2 Acting Inspector 1 - Inspector - 1 Grand Total 26 24

The total number of officers within specific roles is as follows, including the total BME headcount. Please note that that Ethnicity is self-defined and some employees choose not to confirm.

Suffolk Norfolk Rank Total BME Total BME Counter Terrorism (Special Branch) 12 0 16 0 Dogs Unit 13 1 14 0 Firearms* 322 4 300 2 Serious and Organised, Major Investigations Unit 38 2 40 0 Traffic (Roads Policing & Firearms Unit)** 72 0 84 0 Taser trained * 225 3 226 0 Family Liaison * 72 1 89 1 Negotiator * 14 0 18 0

* These are skills and not roles. Numbers included as having skills may also be included in the numbers above relating to job roles. For example a Traffic officer may also be Taser trained and also be a family liaison officer. The Suffolk Constabulary in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to the Information Compliance Manager, Suffolk Constabulary Headquarters, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, IP5 3QS. NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED

** Traffic includes 40 firearms officers as they are part of the roads policing unit.