Employment Age Discrimination

Dear Mr Hopkins

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by this office on May 22, 2009. I understand you are requesting the
following information:

I am making a request for information under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act.
It concerns age discrimination.
Could you please tell me if Devon and Cornwall Constabulary 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.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. You should expect to be sent a response within the
statutory limit of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the Act.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting my reference number as above.

Yours sincerely

Louise Fenwick
Freedom of Information Officer
(01392 452203 (x22203)
Information Management Department
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary

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Dear Mr Hopkins

I write in connection with your request for information dated May 22,
2009, which was received by this office on May 22, 2009. I note you seek
access to the following information:

I am making a request for information under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act.
It concerns age discrimination.
Could you please tell me if Devon and Cornwall Constabulary 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 Devon &
Cornwall Constabulary to locate information relevant to your request. I
can confirm that this constabulary holds the information you have
requested.

Extent of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to you request searches were conducted
within the Human Resources Dept.

Decision
I have today decided to disclose the requested information to you in
part.

The exemption applied is sectin 21(Information available elsewhere) of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000. The exemption has been applied because
the information that you request is available on our website. Links have
been provided in the attached document.

Section 21 is an absolute exemption and, therefore, does not require the
application of a public interest test before it can be claimed.

Should you have any further information needs in the future then please
contact me.

Please find the attached document Record 1.

Copyright
The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your
own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial
publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most
documents supplied by the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary will be our
copyright. Applications for the copyright owner's written permission to
reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to The
Force Legal Department, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, Police
Headquarters, Middlemoor, Exeter, Devon. EX2 7HQ. Information you receive
which is not subject to our copyright continues to be protected by the
copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information
originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before
reproducing any third party information.

Complaint Rights
If you are not satisfied with the service you have received in relation to
your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our
decision you should write to the Head of Information Management,
Information Management Department, Devon & Cornwall Constabulary,
Middlemoor, Exeter, EX2 7HQ, Devon.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your Force complaint or
review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner at
Commissioner's Officer, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire,
SK9 5AF, telephone 01625 545700.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please
contact me quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Georgie

Georgina Kemp (56133)
Freedom of Information Assistant Officer
Tel 01392 452839 (22839)
[email address]
Freedom of Information Dept
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