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Dear Mr Casey,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Acknowledgment

Thank you for your request for information received on 3rd August, 2009,
and is being dealt with this in accordance with the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002. Your request has been given the unique Reference
Number : 1144 and this should be quoted on all correspondence.

Under the terms of the Act, we have a statutory obligation to respond
within 20 working days from the after your request was received. A
response to your request for information will be sent to you promptly; and
in any event not later than 31st August, 2009. Please allow for postal
time, if sent by mail.

Your request may result in us not supplying the information you have
requested, as the Act imposes certain conditions and exemptions on the
information we may supply. It is also possible that the information you
request is controlled by different legislation.

If you require any clarification or advice, please do not hesitate to
contact me on 01786 456000 or Email: [1][email address]
. However, if you are not satisfied with the way in which your request has
been handled, you are entitled, in the first instance, to request a Review
of the decisions made. Should you wish to request a Review after your
initial Response from us, please write to Head of Department,,
Professional Standards Department, Central Scotland Police, Police
Headquarters, Randolphfield, Stirling FK8 2HD within 40 working days of
receiving this correspondence.

If, after receiving a response to the Review, you remain dissatisfied, you
have six months within which you may Appeal to the Scottish Information
Commissioner who can be contacted at Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St
Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. Phone: 01334 464610 Fax: 01334 464611 or Email
[2][email address] .

For further information on Freedom of Information you can visit the
Scottish Information Commissioners website at
[3]www.itspublicknowledge.info .

Yours sincerely

Kind regards
Ilene

Freedom of Information Officer

Central Scotland Police
Police Headquarters

Tel: 01786 456000
Fax: 01786 456388
Email: [4][Central Scotland Police request email]

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Dear Mr Casey,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Thank you for your request for information received on 3rd August, 2009.
I have dealt with this in accordance with the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 and respond to your request as follows :

Your Request(s) and Response(s) :

1. How many Police Constables were employed by your force? Response : 1st
January, 2008 - 627, 1st January, 2009 - 631.
2. How many of these were transfers? Response : Part 1, Section 17, 1 (b)
of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 requires Central
Scotland Police to advise you that we do not hold the information you
have requested. Central Scotland Police do not have a way of
reporting how many Officers were transferees.
3. How many officers were promoted to higher ranks during the above
period? Response : 16
4. How many current vacancies are there within the force, and what are
these vacancies? Response : 7 Vacancies, as follows :

Authorised Firearms Officer
DCI/CI - Branch Commander
DS - Crime Management Division
DS - Specialist Training - Crime Management Division
PC - Constable/ARV Constable
Police Negotiator
Dispatcher

5. How many officers classify themselves as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
or Transgender (LGBT)? Response : 18 - However please note that
that it is not mandatory that police officers complete this so may not
be a true representative figure.

You should be aware that Central Scotland Police hold the Copyright for
the material provided and it may not be reproduced in any format or media
without acquiring specific permission. This will also be subject to the
material not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context.
The source of the material must then be acknowledged as Central Scotland
Police, and the title of the document must be included when being
reproduced as part of another publication or service.

Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide
crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set
nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not
generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data.
It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your
questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other
response you may receive.

If you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me on
01786 456000 or Email: [1][email address] . However, if
you are not satisfied with the way in which your request has been handled,
you are entitled, in the first instance, to request a Review of the
decisions made. Should you wish to request a Review, please write to Chief
Inspector A McLeod, Head of Department, Professional Standards Department,
Central Scotland Police, Police Headquarters, Randolphfield, Stirling FK8
2HD within 40 working days of receiving this correspondence.

If, after receiving a response, you remain dissatisfied, you have six
months within which you may Appeal to the Scottish Information
Commissioner who can be contacted at Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St
Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. Phone: 01334 464610 Fax: 01334 464611 or Email
[2][email address] .

Yours sincerely

Kind regards
Ilene

Freedom of Information Officer
Central Scotland Police
Police Headquarters
Randolphfield
Stirling FK8 2HD

Tel: 01786 456000
Fax: 01786 456388
Email: [3][Central Scotland Police request email]

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