REQUEST

RESPONSE

1) How many police officers are authorised to drive vehicles in the police fleet* (*vehicle owned, lease or hired by Merseyside Police)?

3394

2) How many police officers are deemed to be `essential car users' and get an allowance for using their own car on duty?

260

3) How many police officers deemed to be `essential users' are qualified to drive vehicles in the police fleet?

212

4) How many police staff are authorised to drive vehicles in the police fleet* (*vehicle owned, lease or hired by Merseyside Police)?

487

5) How many police staff are deemed to be `essential car users' and get an allowance for using their own car on duty?

107

6) How many police staff deemed to be `essential users' are qualified to drive vehicles in the police fleet?

42

7) Having regard to obligations under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, what is the lowest form of assessment to allow driving at work by police officer/police staff? (i.e. to drive police fleet vehicles* or own vehicle) Please provide a description of the assessment. (Terms such as Standard Course, Advanced Course etc are acceptable) Other forms of assessment please provide a meaningful description?

For officers and staff who are required to drive Police Fleet Vehicles or those on hire to Merseyside Police, there is a standard course for Police Officers.

Police Staff undergo a Basic Driver Assessment via the Force Driver Training School.

There are no assessments for Police Staff or Police Officers who only drive their own vehicles.

8) How many employees (police officers/staff) rely on this lowest form of assessment to drive at work?

Exempt - Section 12

The authorisation of casual car use is provided by local command units, to provide a figure would involve a manual inspection of records, which would exceed the cost and time limits set by the Act.