Dear Mr Thomas,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (ref FOI 8170).

 

The relevant Council Service(s) has searched for the requested information
and our response is as follows/attached.

 

Please note that information has been anonymised to prevent individual
employees from being identified. In addition to this, figures of less than
3 employees have been removed and replaced with an indication to this
effect to prevent any individuals from being identified. To provide the
information in its original form is exempt from disclosure by virtue of
Section 40 (Personal Data) of the Freedom of Information Act.

 

1)      How many employees of the council were subject to disciplinary
action?

 

Totals per year

 

April 2010 – March 2011             122

April 2011 – March 2012               94

April 2012 – March 2013               94

April 2013 – January 2014             38

 

How many disciplinary cases of employees of the council resulted in the
employee being suspended pending the outcome of the subsequent
investigation?  -  67

 

By department

 

Adult Social Care <3
Baker Street <3
Childrens Social Care <3
Communities <3
Community Team <3
CSS <3
Dial Park <3
Dog Warden Service <3
Early Intervention <3
Environmental Health <3
Gravedigging Service <3
HR <3
IT <3
Learning Disability 5
Legal & Property <3
Mental Health Team <3
Music Service <3
Parks & Recreation <3
Policy & Projects <3
Revs/Bens <3
Safeguarding Unit <3
Scanning Team <3
School 29
Social Services <3
Traffic Services <3
Venue Management <3
YOT <3
Youth Service <3

 

 

2)      What is the basis (reason of the suspension)?  -

 

Abuse of Customer <3
Accessing school premises without authority <3
Anauthorised absence <3
Assault and Theft <3
Breach of contract <3
Bullying 4
Data Breach 5
Domestic Violence <3
Exam irregularity <3
Failure to follow management instruction <3
Failure to follow policy 6
Fraud 15
Inappropriate contact with child <3
Inappropriate use of internet/email <3
Plagiarism <3
Safeguarding incident 15
Social Media <3
Theft <3
Unauthorised absence/misuse of council property <3

 

3)      How long did each suspension last?  -

 

1 week, 1 day
1 week, 1 day
1 week, 3 days
1 week, 5 days
1 week, 5 days
10 weeks
10 weeks, 1 day
10 weeks, 2 days
10 weeks, 5 days
11 weeks
11 weeks, 1 day
11 weeks, 4 days
12 weeks
13 weeks, 3 days
14 weeks, 2 days
14 weeks, 2 days
14 weeks, 5 days
15 weeks, 1 day
16 weeks, 3 days
16 weeks, 5 days
16 weeks, 6 days
18 weeks, 1 day
19 weeks, 4 days
2 weeks
2 weeks, 2 days
20 weeks, 5 days
20 weeks, 5 days
21 weeks, 6 days
22 weeks, 3 days
22 weeks, 3 days
23 weeks, 2 days
24 weeks, 2 days
26 weeks
27 weeks, 1 day
28 weeks, 5 days
29 weeks, 1 day
3 days
3 weeks, 1 day
3 weeks, 1 day
3 weeks, 1 day
3 weeks, 3 days
3 weeks, 5 days
31 weeks, 4 days
33 weeks, 4 days
33 weeks, 5 days
34 weeks, 3 days
34 weeks, 3 days
35 weeks
38 weeks, 1 day
39 weeks, 5 days
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks, 1 day
4 weeks, 5 days
4 weeks, 6 days
41 weeks
43 weeks
5 weeks
5 weeks, 1 day
5 weeks, 3 days
5 weeks, 4 days
5 weeks, 4 days
5 weeks, 6 days
7 weeks
7 Weeks
7 weeks, 2 days

 

4)      What was the outcome of the investigation for the employee? –

 

Dismissed 17
End of Contract <3
Final Written Warning 11
No Further Action 16
Oral Warning <3
Redundancy <3
Resigned 3
Settlement Agreement 8
Suspension removed <3
Voluntary Redundancy <3
Written Warning 5

 

5)      Whose decision is it to take disciplinary action, and who decision
to suspend?  - Please See policy

 

6)      If an employee is dismissed by the council, what is the policy in
terms of their being able to be re-employed by the council in the future? 
- Please See policy    

 

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Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

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01625 545 745

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Simon Oldfield

Freedom of Information/ Data Protection Officer & RIPA Coordinator

Stockport Council

Town Hall

Stockport

SK1 3XE

 

Tel: 0161 474 4048

Fax: 0161 474 4006

http://www.stockport.gov.uk

 

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