Police Officer Recruitment and the DDA

Dear Mr Gardner

Re: Case number FOI0409

Thank you for your email dated 05 April in which you made a request
for information from the British Transport Police Authority.

Your request is being dealt with in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We will respond by 03 May 2009 which is 20
working days from the day after we received your request.

Yours sincerely

Michael Daventry Communications Officer British Transport Police
Authority

Dear Mr Gardner

Further to your FOI request submitted to us on 5th April I am able
to provide the following response.

1) The number of serving British Transport Police Officers who are
currently employed with a 'long term disability' as defined by the
Disability Discrimination Act?

The British Transport Police Authority does not hold this
information; the British Transport Police Force holds this
information so we will transfer your request to them.

2) How many of those officers identified as having a long term
disability are employed in 'front line' public facing roles and how
many of those are 'desk bound' or in non public facing roles?

The British Transport Police Authority does not hold this
information; the British Transport Police Force holds this
information so we will transfer your request to them.

3) Could you supply a break down of the number of those officers
who have a long term disability into either physical or
psychological disabilities?

The British Transport Police Authority does not hold this
information; the British Transport Police Force holds this
information so we will transfer your request to them.

4) How many people were recruited as Police officers into the
British Transport Police since January 2007 who have long term
disabilities as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act?

The British Transport Police Authority does not hold this
information; the British Transport Police Force holds this
information so we will transfer your request to them.

The British Transport Police Authority does not hold this
information; the British Transport Police Force holds this
information so we will transfer your request to them.

Yours sincerely

Richard Hemmings

Chief Executive

British Transport Police Authority

Dear Mr Gardner,

I write in connection with your request for information dated 5^th April
2009, asking for the following information:

1) The number of serving British Transport Police Officers who are

currently employed with a 'long term disability' as defined by
the

Disability Discrimination Act?

2) How many of those officers identified as having a long term

disability are employed in 'front line' public facing roles
and how

many of those are 'desk bound' or in non public facing roles?

3) Could you supply a break down of the number of those
officers

who have a long term disability into either physical or

psychological disabilities?

4) How many people were recruited as Police officers into the

British Transport Police since January 2007 who have long term

disabilities as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act?

Your request has been considered and as directed in Section 1 of the
Freedom of Information Act, we can confirm that we do not hold the
information requested.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
British Transport Police, and if you have any further queries, please do
not hesitate to contact us.

Yours sincerely,

Elliot Harry

Freedom of Information Officer

Information Standards Unit

British Transport Police

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Dear Mr Gardner,

Further to your email to us dated 22nd May requesting an internal review
of the British Transport Police Authority’s handling of your FOI request I
can confirm that we responded to your request within the statutory
timeframes and forwarded your request to the British Transport Police
Force for a Response. We would now consider this request to be closed.

If your current query is in relation to the British Transport Police
Force’s subsequent response to your request you should address this to the
Freedom of Information Manager at the British Transport Police Force.

We would be happy to assist you with any further requests for information
in the future.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Hemmings
Chief Executive & Clerk
British Transport Police Authority

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