Dear Ms MacPherson

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

I am writing in respect of your enquiry dated 13 October, for information held by the Council. Your enquiry is being dealt with under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please may I have the following figures for your council for the years 1998 to the

present day

1) The number of people with criminal convictions employed by Dartford Borough Council

2) The top ten job areas where people with criminal convictions are employed.

3) The top ten types of conviction employees have.

4) The number of disclosures requested from the CRB.

5) The number of enhanced disclosures requested from the CRB.

6) A list of positions / job titles (or summary of areas of work)where a CRB check was requested.

1) One.

2) Strategic Directorate.

3) Driving a motor vehicle with excess alcohol.

4) The total number of disclosures requested from CRB since January 2008 is 30.

5) The total number of Enhanced disclosures requested from CRB

(since January '08) is 7.

6) Summary of areas of work CRB disclosures have been requested are:

IT

Waste & Recycling

Member Services

Project Delivery

Leisure (Parks & Museums)

Enforcement & Regulatory Services

Revenues & Benefits

Housing

Environmental Health

Communications & Marketing

3. If you are unhappy with the way in which your enquiry has been dealt with, you may ask for an internal review by initiating the Council's Corporate Complaints Procedure, details of which may be obtained by logging onto the Council's website http://www.dartford.gov.uk/council/ or telephoning or emailing me. Should you remain dissatisfied with the decision on internal review, you may appeal to the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow SK9 5AF.

I would be grateful if you would address any future correspondence you may have in relation to this matter, to me, quoting the reference number FOI 646. Please familiarise yourself with the informative on re-use of information.

Yours sincerely

Jenny Erby

Deputy Accountant

INFORMATIVE

THE RE-USE OF PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION

The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations came into force on 1st July 2005.

The first step towards re-using public sector information is to know what significant information is available for re-use.

All documents registered within the Council's Publication Scheme (with the exception of those documents where charges apply) are available for re-use on the terms of the Licence to Reproduce Public Sector Information. No re-use fee is charged under this licence. http://venus.dartford.gov.uk/Data_protection/FOI/documents/FreeLicence.pdf

Private Study and Non-Commercial Re-use of Information

The Council's standard Licence to Reproduce Public Sector Information applies.

Re-use of Information for Commercial Gain

If you intend to re-use the material for commercial gain then you must write to the relevant Department or author of the material concerned, giving full details of your proposed use of the material, including whether you intend to publish and sell the material as part of your product. You will be advised of any charge due to be paid in these circumstances and the terms of a specific licence for re-use for commercial purposes will be agreed. Please note that any fees already paid (if any) under the Freedom of Information legislation in respect of the information will be deducted from the charge for its re-use.

FOI No. 646 Criminal Convictions & Employees JE.doc Page 2 of 3

Steve Brooks Head of Finance & Resources

Fiona MacPherson

By email

[FOI #20734 email]