Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please provide me the following information:

i) Guidance provided to UK Police Forces in relation to the
required level of medical fitness for Police Officer recruitment.

ii) Guidance provided to UK police Forces in relation to medical
conditions that would automatically exclude a person from being
recruited as a Police Officer in the UK.

Yours faithfully,

George Gardner

Dear Mr Gardner

Thank you for your recent request for information, about Medical Fitness requirements for Police Officer recruitment, dated 25th April 2009. Your request was received on 25th April 2009 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We have logged your request which is receiving our attention. Your request reference number is 46722.

Please quote this reference number in any further correspondence or call relating to this enquiry.

Further information about the NPIA is routinely published on our website at www.npia.police.uk or through our publication scheme. If you require any further assistance in connection with this request please contact us at our address below.

Regards

NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency

Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk

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Dear Mr Gardner

Please find attached the NPIA's response to your request.

Your right to complain

We take our responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Act seriously but, if you feel your request has not been properly handled or you are otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request, you have the right to complain. We will investigate the matter and endeavour to reply within 3 – 6 weeks. You should write to:

Gavin McKinnon
Head of Secretariat
National Policing Improvement Agency
10-18 Victoria Street
London
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E-mail: [email address]

If you are still dissatisfied following our internal review, you have the right, under section 50 of the Act, to complain directly to the Information Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints procedures provided by the NPIA. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

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Regards

NPIA FOI TEAM
National Policing Improvement Agency

Email: [NPIA request email]
Website: www.npia.police.uk

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Dear NPIA FOI Team,

Thank you for your reply.

Unfortunately the internet link
(http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/about-us/pu...
circulars/circulars-2003/031-2003/)provided by you in answer to
question i) of my enquiry is not working?

Could you please now either:

1) Provide me with the correct internet link for obtaining the
information requested.

Or

2) Provide the information by other means

Yours sincerely,

George Gardner



George,

As far as I can tell the link provided in the PDF is working, I think the
problem is when it is rendered on the 'whatdotheyknow' website. If you
notice the second half of the link 'circulars/circulars-2003/031-2003/',
is omitted.

I hope they way I have added the link below is works on the site,
alternatively you either use the link provided in the pdf, or copy and
paste the two halves together.

[1]NATIONAL RECRUITMENT STANDARDS

Hope this helps.

Andy Woodgate
FOI Compliance Manager
National Policing Improvement Agency
Web www.npia.police.uk

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