FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST DJ 084-12 – RESPONSE

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I request the following information under the freedom of information act 2005
1) I request to know how many officers your force employs
2) I request to know how many firearms officers your force has employs
3) I request to know how many officers of your force are trained in the use of taser guns / Please note the Freedom of Information Act, is dated 2000, not 2005 which was the operative year.
1) Exempt Information Section 21, Freedom Of Information Act, 2000. Information reasonably accessible by other means.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/police-research/hosb0312/
Exempt Information Section 22, Freedom Of Information Act, 2000. Information held for future publication.
2) Exempt Information Section 21, Freedom Of Information Act, 2000. Information reasonably accessible by other means.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/parliamentary-business/written-ministerial-statement/police-firearms-09-10/police-firearms-09-10?view=Binary
Exempt Information Section 22, Freedom Of Information Act, 2000. Information held for future publication.
576 officers are currently trained in use of a Taser
(The above total is subject to some daily/weekly deviation due to qualification dates expiring, officers awaiting re-qualifying courses etc). / 1) This date is published twice a year showing the strength at 31st March and 30th September.
The information is therefore also exempt under section 22 of the Act, information held for future publication.
2) This date is published annually by the Home Office.
The information is therefore also exempt under section 22 of the Act, information held for future publication
3) Taser use is published nationally see
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications
/science/cast/taser-figures-march-2010/taser-figures-march-2010?view=Binary

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4) I request to know how many officers are dog handlers
5) I request to know how many officers are part of your mounted police horse division
6) I request to know how many officers are evidence gathers (or trained to take photo and video's for evidence gathering)
7) I request to know how many community support officers your force employs / There are 35 Dog Handlers
There are 17 Mounted Section Officers
Current number of officers is 870.
7) Exempt Information Section 21, Freedom Of Information Act, 2000. Information reasonably accessible by other means.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/police-research/hosb0312/
Exempt Information Section 22, Freedom Of Information Act, 2000. Information held for future publication. / .
7) See the note at 1 above.

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