Sexual Harrassment and Discrimination

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Dear Devon and Cornwall Constabulary,

1) How many sexual misconduct claims have been made against members of your police force over the last six years (2013,2014,2015,2016,2017, 2018 so far), with a breakdown for each year. By sexual misconduct I mean: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment or Sexual misconduct.

Please also break this down by claims made against a) police officers and b) police staff

Please say whether the complaint was made by a) member of the public b) police officer/ member of staff

I would also be grateful if you could indicate the seniority of the staff member eg if a police officer, are they a sergeant/ chief inspector/ superintendent

2) Of the complaints per year, how many were made against a) men and how many against b) women. Please break this down by year and also by claims made against a) police officers and b) police staff

3) What outcome/decisions were taken as a result of each these complaints/claims. Please break this down by year and by outcome for a) police officer and b) police staff

Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Tidy

Dear Devon and Cornwall Constabulary,

Sorry, I got the dates wrong. I meant to say:

last four years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 so far)
Thanks

Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Tidy

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Dear Ms Tidy

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Yours sincerely,

 

 

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[2]Text Description automatically generated with low confidence      Steve
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      Freedom of Information Officer

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