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20 August 2009
Your Ref:
Our Ref:
0635/09
Kieran Casey
Force Disclosure Unit
Kieran Casey [request-15837-
Police Headquarters
[email address]]
173 Pitt Street
GLASGOW
G2 4JS
Tel: 0141 435 1205
Fax: 0141 435 1218
Dear Mr Casey
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER 0635/09
I refer to your request for information dated 3 August 2009, which was received by
Strathclyde Police on the same date.
Your request for information has now been considered and on 20 August 2009, a decision
was made to provide some of the information requested by you. Some of the information
requested by you is, however, considered to be exempt in terms of the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (the Act). Section 16 of the Act requires Strathclyde Police
to provide you with a notice which: (a) states that it holds the information, (b) states that it is
claiming an exemption, (c) specifies the exemption in question and (d) states, if that would
not be otherwise apparent, why the exemption applies. Where information is considered to be
exempt, this letter serves as a Refusal Notice and an explanation of the appropriate exemption
is provided.
This was clarified by you to mean the average number employed by Strathclyde Police during
the year and how many were transferees from another force? The force does not routinely
hold average figures but I have obtained figures for the past two calendar years and trust this
will be of interest:
For ease of reference, I have provided a response to each of the questions posed by you, as
detailed below.
1. How many Police Constables were employed by your force?
1 January to 31 December 2008 - 745 officers were appointed
1 January to 31 December 2009 - 710 officers were appointed.
In other words this calculates to an average of 728.
2. How many of these (new employees) were transfers?
Of the above figures:
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1 January to 31 December 2008 – 17 (1 Deputy Chief Constable, 1 Sergeant and 15
Constables)
1 January to 31 December 2009 – 11 (2 Assistant Chief Constables, 1 Chief Superintendent, 1
Detective Constable and 7 Constables)
3. How many officers were promoted to higher ranks during the above period?
1 January to 31 December 2008 – 209 substantive and 55 temporary
1 January to 31 December 2009 – 93 substantive and 119 temporary
4. How many current vacancies are there within the force, and what are these
vacancies?
Section 25 – Information otherwise accessible
Information on the current vacancies and recruitment position for both police staff and police
officers is found on the force recruitment website at:
http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/recruitment/Police_Staff/Current_Vacancies/.
5. How many officers classify themself as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender
(LGBT)?
As at 19 August 2009 – 101. This information is held on our SCOPE (System to Coordinate
Personnel and Establishment) system and cannot provide retrospective information.
I hope this information is helpful, however, if you are not satisfied with the way in which
your request has been dealt with, you are entitled in the first instance to request a review of
the decision made by the Force. Should you wish to request such a review, please write to
Mrs Sheena Brennan, Disclosure Manager at the above address within 40 working days of
receiving this letter. Once informed of the Review Panel’s decision, if you are still not
satisfied, then you are entitled to apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner within six
months for a decision. Contact details are; Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner,
Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS, telephone 01334 464610.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Strathclyde Police.
Should you require any further assistance concerning this matter please contact me directly on
0141 435 1205 quoting the reference number given.
Yours sincerely
Inspector Graeme Cuthbertson
Force Disclosure Unit
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