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

James,

RE: Freedom of Information Application - Ref: 1259/08

I write in connection with you request for information dated received by
Lancashire Constabulary on the 24th July 2008. I note you seek access to
the following information:

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.

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, known hereafter as 'the Act'. You should receive a
response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by
the Act, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a
reference to a third party. In some circumstances Lancashire
Constabulary may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely
you will be informed and given a revised time-scale at the earliest
opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of
the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed
and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive
payment from you. If you choose not to make payment then your request
will remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to
another public authority in order to answer you query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Lancashire Constabulary.

Yours sincerely,

Paul.

Paul Walker

Information Assurance Unit

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