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Daniel J Newman

Dear Dorset Police,

Please can you provide information to the following questions, with answers from January 2021 to present day:

1a. How many staff (including officers & PCSOs, detectives and civilian staff) have undertaken training in relation to Autism, Autism-Spectrum conditions and learning disabilities/difficulties? (Please breakdown the number by rank.)

1b. Is the training mandatory?

2a. Referring to those mentioned in Q1a, has anyone refused to undertake or not undertaken this training? (Please breakdown the number into the two categories by rank.)

2b. If so, is any disciplinary action taken against staff?

3a. How often is training supposed to be undertaken by staff?

3b. Are these guidelines followed?

4. What does the training entail?

Please contact me should you require any further explanation or have any further questions.

I look forward to your response within the standard 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Daniel J Newman

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Daniel J Newman

Dear Dorset Police,

This request should have been responded to, by law, by 11 May 2022. Please can you update me on the progress of my request.

Yours faithfully,

Daniel J Newman

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Dear Mr Newman,

 

I write in connection with your Freedom of Information request, which was
received by Dorset Police on 08/04/2022. I note you are requesting
information concerning how many staff have undertaken training in relation
to Autism, Autism-Spectrum conditions and learning
disabilities/difficulties.

 

It has been some time since your request was submitted, and it appears it
has not been processed in line with the Act and responded to as required
under the stated timescales. For this I sincerely apologise, and
appreciate the frustration this may have caused.

 

My intention in writing to you is to ask whether you still require a
response to your request, as the FOI Team continue to work through all
identified requests that have not been answered. If however you no longer
require a response to this request, I would be grateful if you could
confirm by return of this email. All unresolved cases are being worked
through as quickly as possible.

 

If we haven’t heard back from you by 16/08/2022 we will consider the
request closed.

 

I once again apologise for the significant delays, and ask for your
understanding as we work through a number of outstanding cases. I
appreciate this situation is not acceptable, and we are also working to
improve processes and staffing levels for the future.

 

If you wish to discuss this matter at all, please feel free to contact me.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Alliance Freedom of Information Officer

 

 

Alliance Information Management Department
 

 

 

 

Address: Dorset Police Headquarters, Winfrith, Dorset, DT2 8DZ
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