Change of uniform for City Centre Enforcement Officers
Dear Peterborough City Council,
On 18 May 2023 Peterborough police published an image on social media with two police officers on cycles and 2 City Centre Enforcement Officers described as ASB officers.
The male City Centre Officer is wearing a green polo shirt under a black tactical vest, they would previously wear a white shirt and black tie.
He is also not wearing any identification.
Please provide a copy of any emails, reports, minutes of any meetings concerning the style of uniform of the City Centre Enforcement Officers including changes and any concerns raised surrounding officer safety issues raised by any City Centre Enforcement Officers since the initiative began in 2022
Yours faithfully,
Susan Russell
Re: FOI202305000330
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this instance by 19/06/2023
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Information Governance
Law & Governance
Peterborough City Council
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Peterborough
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Freedom of Information Act response – ref FOI-202305000330
Dear Susan Russell,
Your request for information, reference number FOI-202305000330, has now
been considered and the information requested is given below.
Request and Response
On 18 May 2023 Peterborough police published an image on social media with
two police officers on cycles and 2 City Centre Enforcement Officers
described as ASB officers. The male City Centre Officer is wearing a green
polo shirt under a black tactical vest, they would previously wear a white
shirt and black tie. He is also not wearing any identification.
Please provide a copy of any emails, reports, minutes of any meetings
concerning the style of uniform of the City Centre Enforcement Officers
including changes and any concerns raised surrounding officer safety
issues raised by any City Centre Enforcement Officers since the initiative
began in 2022
The two officers in the image are employed by Peterborough City Council
and are wearing uniform approved by the local authority.
Dear Peterborough City Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Peterborough City Council's handling of my FOI request 'Change of uniform for City Centre Enforcement Officers'.
I am dissatisfied with the response which was wholly unsatisfactory and seems to have avoided providing answers to the points raised in the FOI request.
1. Please provide a copy of any emails, reports, minutes of any meetings concerning the style of uniform of the City Centre Enforcement Officers including any changes you have stated both officers are employed by the Council however; the male officer was a contracted security officer not employed by the Council.
This is why the question was asked regarding the change of uniform for the male officer contracted by the security company.
2. Please provide as requested any concerns that have been raised surrounding officer safety issues raised by any city centre enforcement officers since the initiative began in 2002 where the council contracted a security company to provide security guards to undertake the role. Please include any emails, reports and minutes of meetings concerning this topic.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/c...
Yours faithfully,
Susan Russell
FOI-202305000330
Dear Susan,
I am writing further to your email dated 12 June 2023, in which you
express your dissatisfaction at the response you received for your
recently submitted Freedom of Information request - FOI 202305000330
refers.
I am sorry to read that you felt the response was wholly unsatisfactory.
When we respond to requests, we aim to provide a full and comprehensive
response. On receiving your email, we have discussed with the service to
provide a comprehensive response.
In the first instance, we would reiterate that both officers are employed
by Peterborough City Council and are wearing council approved uniforms. We
would also feel it would be beneficial to note that the tactical vest is
an equipment vest to enable officers to carry equipment and not a stab
vest. Information on this can be found here
[1]https://www.mcproducts.co.uk/sectors/loc...
There had been no meetings or correspondence on uniform.
We have also spoken to the service about health and safety issues. We do
note that you refer to 2002 however we believe you mean 2022. Any health
and safety issues raised during the period where the service was provided
by the contracted provider were raised and dealt with by the contracted
provider. Since the service returned to the council in May 2023, there
have been no health and safety issues raised.
Kind regards
FOI Team
Information Governance
Law & Governance
Peterborough City Council
Sand Martin House
Bittern Way
Fletton Quays
Peterborough
PE2 8TY
Contact details:
Kevin Taylor, Access to Information Officer - 01733 452576
Tazeem Akhtar, Access to Information Officer - 01733 207138
Sadaf Abdullah, Access to Records Officer - 01733 864668
Tracey Wright, Information Manager - 01733 452533
Ben Stevenson, Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer on
01733 452387 (non-working day Wed)
Emma Doran, Business Support Officer - 01733 453571
Email: [Peterborough City Council request email]
To find out more about Peterborough City Council please go to
www.peterborough.gov.uk.
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