Information Request – From Surrey OPCC to ….OPCC

Please complete the following on behalf of the OPCC and the Police Force

Policies and Procedures

·  Please provide a copy of your Force and your OPCC whistleblowing policy and procedures.

Data Request

In the table below please list the number of whistleblowing cases raised by officers, staff, special constables and volunteers including the outcomes for the last three years. This should be the total for those raised with the OPCC and the Police force.

To indicate the number that are made anonymously please record these separately below.

Please exclude any cases relating to misconduct which have been handled following your grievance procedure.

Table 1 – Whistleblowing

Number initiated in 2012/13 / Outcome for cases initiated in 2012/13, (regardless of the year resolved) / Number initiated in 2013/14 / Outcome for cases initiated in 2013/14 (regardless of the year resolved) / Number initiated in 2014/15 / Outcome for cases initiated in 2014/ (regardless of the year resolved)
Allegations by / Wrong doing
established / Action taken / Wrong doing
established / Action taken / Wrong doing
established / Action taken
Officers
Staff
Special Constables
Other Volunteers
Anonymous
Total

Please answer the following questions:

1  When was your whistleblowing policy last reviewed and updated?

a  Month and year______

2  Has any training been provided to officers, staff or volunteers in the last 12 months on:

a  how to raise a whistleblowing allegation?

i  yes/no

ii  if yes to whom was this training provided, please describe.

b  how to investigate a whistleblowing allegation?

3  Have you completed any initiatives to raise awareness, such as poster campaigns, newsletters with staff and officers?

i  yes/no

ii  If yes please describe what you have done and when?

This information was completed by:

Name

Job Title

Contact Details

If you require further information please contact:

Sam Meyer / Ginette Beal
Surrey OPCC / Grant Thornton
/
01483 639469 / 0117 3057623

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