Post- Macpherson Report Diversity Training

Dear James

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 360/2008

We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information (FOI) request which
was received by Cambridgeshire Constabulary on 25 July 2008.

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Regards

David Price
Information Access Office
Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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Dear James

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO:0360/08

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Cambridgeshire Constabulary on 25/07/08

I regret to inform you that Cambridgeshire Constabulary have not been able
to complete its response to your request by the date originally stated.

I now advise you that the amended date for a response is 27/09/08. I can
assure you that every effort will be made to ensure an appropriate response
will be made within this new timescale.

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

(See attached file: Complaint Rights.pdf)

May I apologise for any inconvenience caused. Should you wish to discuss
this matter please write or contact the Information Access Office on
telephone number 08454564564 Ext 2396 quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Kathleen Love
Information Access Office
Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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Dear James

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 0360/2008

In reply to your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000, dated 24th July 2008.

Your request was received as follows:

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.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (The Act) requires us to handle all
requests in a manner that is blind to the identity of the requestor. Any
information released in response to a request is regarded as being
published, and therefore in the public domain without caveat.

We have completed all searches within Cambridgeshire Constabulary and
hereby enclose your response, as follows:

1. From the data which we hold, which is only retrievable from 1 Januuary
2000; we are able to advise that the total number of "Diversity" training
packages provided by Cambridgeshire Constbulary is 89.

2. Of these 89 courses; 68 were designated as being for all Police
Officers and civilian staff memberts while eight were specifically aimed
toward supervisors and managers.

3. Durations of these courses is as follows: 68 full-day courses; 8
half-day courses with a further 13 computer-based training (CBT) courses
where the total completion time allowed for each is 4 hours. These CBT
courses have been aimed at all ranks, both civilian and police ranks.

In accordance with your request, we have not included those diversity
training courses which are part of the induction process of all staff.

f you are unhappy with this response, please see the attachment below,
which sets out your rights to appeal.

(See attached file: Complaint Rights.pdf)

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please
contact the Information Access Office via email, or on telephone number
0845 456 456 4 extension 2396.

Regards

David Price
Information Access Office
Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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