Mr William Hopkins

Freedom of Information Section

Nottinghamshire Police

Telephone:- 0115 9672507

Facsimile:- 0115 9672896

E-mail: [email address]

[FOI #12335 email]

11^th June 2009

Dear Mr William Hopkins

Request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

Reference No: FOI09-2234

I write in connection with your request for information dated 22^nd May 2009, which was received by Nottinghamshire Police on 22^nd May 2009, and acknowledged by email on 22^nd May 2009. I note you seek access to the following information:

Could you please tell me if Nottinghamshire Police has a policy

statement regarding employment of civilian personnel that addresses

the issue of the age of applicants? If you have such a policy

document, then I would like a copy of it. It can be provided in any

standard digital format.

I would also like to know if you have an upper age limit beyond

which you will not consider employing any person.

I would also like to know if you have a normal retirement age for

civilian employees.

I would also like to know if the person making the decision on who

to shortlist for interview or who to hire is able to see

information revealing the age or date of birth of the applicant.

I would also like to know how many civilian employees you have who

are aged over 65.

Following receipt of your request searches were conducted within Nottinghamshire Police to locate information relevant to your request.

Decision

Please see enclosed response

Complaints Rights

Your attention is drawn to the enclosed review procedure, which details your right of complaint.

Copyright

Nottinghamshire Police in complying with their statutory duty under Sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) 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 Force Solicitor, Nottinghamshire Police, Force Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PP.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Nottinghamshire Police.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact the Freedom of Information Officer on telephone number 0115 9672507 or e-mail [email address] quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Officer

Enc

RESPONSE

Under S 1 (1) (a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), I can confirm that Nottinghamshire Police does hold the information you have requested.

Could you please tell me if Nottinghamshire Police has a policy

statement regarding employment of civilian personnel that addresses

the issue of the age of applicants? If you have such a policy

document, then I would like a copy of it. It can be provided in any

standard digital format.

Please see that attached PDF. For your reference, this document is also available on Nottinghamshire Police's website at:

http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/uploads/library/96/Equal_opportunities.pdf

I would also like to know if you have an upper age limit beyond

which you will not consider employing any person.

The upper age limit for recruitment is 65 based on the normal retirement age at Nottinghamshire Police.

I would also like to know if you have a normal retirement age for

civilian employees.

We have a normal retirement age of 65 for Police Staff. We do, however, have an extension of service procedure that allows staff to request an extension of service beyond that age.

I would also like to know if the person making the decision on who

to shortlist for interview or who to hire is able to see

information revealing the age or date of birth of the applicant.

The application form does not contain information relating to date of birth or age. The Equal Opportunities monitoring form and vetting forms containing this information is removed from the application before being given to the selection panel to shortlist.

I would also like to know how many civilian employees you have who

are aged over 65.

There are currently 19 members of staff who are aged over 65.