Dear Sir or Madam,

I am requesting basic information on diversity training carried out
after the publication of the Macpherson report into the death of
Stephen Lawrence. Could you please provide information relating to
the following three questions:

1. How many "Diversity" training courses has your Constabulary
provided in the period 1999-2008?

2. What was the target group of those courses, i.e: all staff,
police officers, police staff, staff of a particular rank/grade,
etc.

3. What was the duration of the courses in terms of days/ hours.

FYI, please see the following clarifications regarding the above
questions:

i) By 'diversity' I refer to any course aimed at meeting the
training recommendations of the Lawrence report or subsequent
training related to awareness of issues of race, prejudice, sexual
orientation, religion or gender.

ii) I am interested in all types of diversity training including
both stand alone courses or diversity elements within courses,
where the identification of that element is easily recognisable and
its inclusion in your report is unproblematic

iii) I am not concerned with the diversity training contained
within the Probationer Training Program or the IPLDP, and do not
require any information regarding diversity training undertaken as
part of basic probationer training.

iv) Where the diversity training is self-directed or e-learning
without a fixed duration, I would request that an estimate on the
number of study hours required for its completion is provided
instead of information on course duration.

v) I do not require any information on the number of participants
involved in any course, the completion rates, or any detailed
information on course content, delivery method or evaluation.

Thankyou in advance for your assistance.

Yours faithfully,

James Sutherland

Dear Mr sutherland,

Freedom of Information Enquiry Ref : 2008/6126

I acknowledge receipt of your query received by this office on 24 July 2008 requesting information concerning the following three questions:

1. How many "Diversity" training courses has your Constabulary
provided in the period 1999-2008?

2. What was the target group of those courses, i.e: all staff,
police officers, police staff, staff of a particular rank/grade,
etc.

3. What was the duration of the courses in terms of days/ hours.

FYI, please see the following clarifications regarding the above
questions:

i) By 'diversity' I refer to any course aimed at meeting the
training recommendations of the Lawrence report or subsequent
training related to awareness of issues of race, prejudice, sexual
orientation, religion or gender.

ii) I am interested in all types of diversity training including
both stand alone courses or diversity elements within courses,
where the identification of that element is easily recognisable and
its inclusion in your report is unproblematic

iii) I am not concerned with the diversity training contained
within the Probationer Training Program or the IPLDP, and do not
require any information regarding diversity training undertaken as
part of basic probationer training.

iv) Where the diversity training is self-directed or e-learning
without a fixed duration, I would request that an estimate on the
number of study hours required for its completion is provided
instead of information on course duration.

v) I do not require any information on the number of participants
involved in any course, the completion rates, or any detailed
information on course content, delivery method or evaluation.

As set out by the Freedom of Information Act it will be our aim to respond to your request by 21 August 2008. In some cases, however, we may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this occurs we will advise you of the likely timescale within which the response will be provided.

Some requests may also require transference to another Authority in order to answer the query. Again you will be contacted if this is required.

If you have any questions regarding your request please contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Freya Leigh
Admin Assistant
Freedom of Information
Gwent Police
01495 745366
[email address]

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Dear Mr Sutherland,

Freedom of Information Request 2008 / 6126

Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which was received in this office on the 24th July 2008.

The information that you are seeking is in relation to the following:

I am requesting basic information on diversity training carried out after the publication of the Macpherson report into the death of Stephen Lawrence. Could you please provide information relating to the following three questions:

1. How many "Diversity" training courses has your Constabulary provided in the period 1999-2008? 2. What was the target group of those courses, i.e: all staff, police officers, police staff, staff of a particular rank/grade, etc. 3. What was the duration of the courses in terms of days/ hours. FYI, please see the following clarifications regarding the above questions: i) By 'diversity' I refer to any course aimed at meeting the training recommendations of the Lawrence report or subsequent training related to awareness of issues of race, prejudice, sexual orientation, religion or gender. ii) I am interested in all types of diversity training including both stand alone courses or diversity elements within courses, where the identification of that element is easily recognisable and its inclusion in your report is unproblematic iii) I am not concerned with the diversity training contained within the Probationer Training Program or the IPLDP, and do not require any information regarding diversity training undertaken as part of basic probationer training. iv) Where the diversity training is self-directed or e-learning without a fixed duration, I would request that an estimate on the number of study hours required for its completion is provided instead of information on course duration. v) I do not require any information on the number of participants involved in any course, the completion rates, or any detailed information on course content, delivery method or evaluation.

Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at, Section 1(1) (a), is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held. The second duty at, Section1 (1) (b), is to disclose information that has been confirmed as being held.

Under the provisions of those sections of FOIA, I can confirm that information you requested is held by Gwent Police for the above questions therefore we are able to comply with your request to supply data

Please note the attached.

I hope this information is satisfactory to your request however, should you feel dissatisfied with this response or the way in which your request was handled, I have attached the Gwent Police FOI Appeals Procedure for your information

Thank you for your interest in Gwent Police.

Yours sincerely,

Sonia Williams
Information Security Auditor
Gwent Police
01495 745367
[email address]

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