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 REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 1469

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Miss R Forrest

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Information Compliance Unit

West Mercia Constabulary

PO Box 55

Hindlip

Worcester

WR3 8SP

01905 331545 / 331565

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Dear Mr Sutherland

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: RFI 1469

I write in connection with your request for information which was dated
and received on 24th July 2008. Please find below the response to your
request:

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

REPLY: Please see the below tables.

Phase 1 diversity - Senior managers only

Course Name

Number of courses

Number of days per course

Attended by

Strategic Diversity Training

38

2

Senior managers only - staff and officers

Phase 2 diversity - All staff except senior managers to attend
one of these courses

Course Name

Number of courses

Number of days per course

Attended by

Diversity Awareness - Non-Supervisors

229

2

Existing non supervisory staff and officers

Diversity Awareness - Supervisors

83

2

Existing supervisory staff and officers

Equal Opportunities/Diversity/Ech

61

3

New staff/officers

Phase 2 - Combined

22

2

Replaced the 2 diversity awareness courses. For supervisory and non
supervisory existing staff.

Phase 2 - Diversity Induction

66

3

Replaced the Equal Ops course to include officers joining through IPLDP.
For new staff/student officers.

Stage 6 (A) Probationer between 01/11/03 to 02/11/07

23

2 days within a 10 day course

officers on old probationer course only

Stage 6 (B) Probationer between 01/08/02 and 31/10/03

13

2 days within a 10 day course

officers on old probationer course only

Phase 3 Diversity - All staff to attend one of these courses

Course Name

Number of courses

Number of days per course

Attended by

Phase Three Diversity - Forum Theatre

30

1

Pre-cursor to 'Phase 3 - understanding communities' for G division staff
and officers

Phase Three Diversity Training - Understanding Communities

189

1

All staff and officers who had not already attended the other Phase 3
course

E learning courses

Course Name

Approximate completion time

To be completed by

Working on Race and Diversity

1hr

Optional for any staff to complete

Disability Confident Module 1

45mins to 1hr30

Mandatory for all staff to complete

Disability Confident Module 2

45mins to 1hr30

Mandatory for all supervisory staff to complete, optional for others

Disability Confident Module 3

45mins to 1hr30

Optional for any staff to complete

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by
our Training Department is as accurate and comprehensive as possible

For your information, please also find attached a recent press release
regarding West Mercia Constabulary senior management teams participation
in the National Occupation Standards for Diversity

Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
write or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference
number above.

Yours sincerely

Miss R Forrest

Deputy Information Compliance Manager

Information Compliance Unit

Information Management and Technology Department

West Mercia Constabulary

PO Box 55

Hindlip

Worcester

WR3 8SP

01905 331545 / 331565

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