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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
REQUEST NUMBER:
F-2008-03014
REQUEST DETAILS:
I am requesting basic information on diversity training carried out after the
publication of the Macpherson report into the death of Stephen Lawrence.
Could you please provide information relating to the fol owing three questions:
1. How many “Diversity” training courses has your Constabulary provided
in the period 1999-2008?
2. What was the target group of those courses, i.e. al staff, police
officers, police staff, staff of a particular rank/grade, etc.
3. What was the duration of the courses in terms of days/hours.
FYI, please see the fol owing clarifications regarding the above questions:
i)
By ‘diversity’ I refer to any course aimed at meetings the
training recommendations of the Lawrence report or
subsequent training related to awareness of issues of race,
prejudice, sexual orientation, religion or gender.
i )
I am interested in al types of diversity training including both
stand alone courses or diversity elements within courses,
where the identification of that element is easily recognisable
and its inclusion in your report is unproblematic.
i i)
I am not concerned with the diversity training contained
within the Probationer Training Program or the IPLDP, and
do not require any information regarding diversity training
undertaken as part of basic probationer training.
iv)
Where the diversity training is self-directed or e-learning
without a fixed duration, I would request that an estimate on
the number of study hours required for its completion is
provided instead of information on course duration.
v)
I do not require any information on the number of participants
involved in any course, the completion rates, or any detailed
information on course content, delivery method or evaluation.
RESPONSE:
Please find to fol ow a table showing the number of diversity courses provided
by Suffolk Constabulary in the period of 1 January 1999 and 1 July 2008. This
information is broken down by course title, length of course and target group.
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 wil not breach the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information wil 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.
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Course Title
Number of
Length of
Target Group
courses
course
Equal opportunities
62
1 day
Police Staff
Community and race relations
136
2 days
Police Officers and Police Staff with a public contact role
Diversity induction (replaces equal opportunities)
1
1 day
Police Staff
Community and race relations
15
1 day
Special Constabulary Officers
Community and race relations
1
1 week
Staff/Officers above the rank of Inspector and police staff equivalent
Community and race relations strategy
2
1 week
Staff/Officers above the rank of Inspector and police staff equivalent
Community and race relations training
3
2 weeks
Trainers who deliver the subject
E-learning diversity and the police
N/A
2-3 hours
Al staff members
Level 2 certificate in equality and diversity
1 cohort
Within a 3
Group of al ranks/grades
month period
Diversity training
1
3 days
Trainers who deliver the subject
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 wil not
breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information wil 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.
