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Dear Sir/Madam
Enquiry Reference: 704 - 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request, firstly please accept my apology for the delay. Below is your request and our response.
Please can you provide the following information in regard to Police Vetting procedures following misconduct allegations. This data is proportionate, readily available and is within the public interest to provide.
1) How many Regulation 13 notices were used between the 1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021?
2) How many Regulation 13 notices were used between the 1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022?
3) How many Regulation 13 notices were used between the 1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023?
4) How many Regulation 13 notices were used between the 1st January 2024 - date of review?
5) How many Gross Incompetence hearings were held between the 1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021?
To note this refers to Police officers ( UPP – unsatisfactory police performance ? )
6) How many Gross Incompetence hearings were held between the 1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022?
To note this refers to Police officers ( UPP – unsatisfactory police performance ? )
7) How many Gross Incompetence hearings were held between the 1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023?
To note this refers to Police officers ( UPP – unsatisfactory police performance ? )
8) How many Gross Incompetence hearings were held between the 1st January 2024 - date of review?
To note this refers to Police officers ( UPP – unsatisfactory police performance ? )
9) How many officers were dismissed as a result of vetting review between the 1st January 2021 - 31st December 2021?
10) How many officers were dismissed as a result of vetting review between the 1st January 2022 - 31st December 2022?
11) How many officers were dismissed as a result of vetting review between the 1st January 2023 - 31st December 2023?
12) How many officers were dismissed as a result of vetting review between the 1st January 2024 - date of review?
* Having made enquiries within the Force the above information is all the information we can disclose and for anything else we would rely on the following:
Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section 1(1) (a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1) (b) is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held. Where exemptions are relied upon, Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act requires that I provide the applicant with a notice which: a) states that fact b) specifies the exemption(s) in question and c) state (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the exemption applies.
Cleveland Police can confirm we hold the information pertinent to this request as the duty in Section 1(1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not apply, by virtue of the following exemption:
Section 40(2) Personal Information
Section 40(2) is an absolute exemption which does not require me to evidence the harm that disclosure would cause and does not require consideration of a public interest test in justification of its use.
This exemption is engaged where disclosure of information could lead to the identification of an individual, either from that information alone or combined with other information from within the Police Service or public domain. In this case, because of the very low numbers it could be likely to identify the individuals concerned. Such a disclosure would breach an individual's rights under Article 5(1) of the GDPR.
The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.
If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The Freedom of Information Code of Practice (see below link) states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced. Public authorities are not obliged to accept internal reviews after this date.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-code-of-practice
Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker