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Thank you for your Freedom of information (FOI) request logged under the
above reference.  

   

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties on public
authorities:    

   

Unless exemptions apply, the first duty (at [1]Section 1(1)(a) is to
confirm or deny whether the information specified in a request is held.   

The second duty (at [2]Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose information that has
been confirmed as being held.    

However, where exemptions are relied upon ([3]Section 17 of FOIA), there
is a requirement to provide the applicant with an explanation either:  

a) stating the fact   

b) detailing the exemption(s) in question and  

c) why the exemption applies (if not apparent).  

   

Information Request - which has been numbered to assist with this
disclosure:

 1. How many Police Officers of the rank of constable currently work in
your contact and control room? 
 2. How many police officers at the rank of constable worked in the
control room in 2021?
 3. How many police officers  of the rank of constable do you expect to
work in your control room in 2024?

 

FOI Duty  

First Duty – Essex Police does hold information relating to all your
request.   

Second Duty – See below 

Fact – See below 

Exemption – Not applicable 

 

Essex Police can report as follows: 

  

Caveat: The data / statement is correct as of 18^th January 2024.

The information is provided by HR Organisational Management and include
the strength within the Force Control Room (FCR) only and do not include
other roles within Contact Management. Figures given will allow for Police
Constables (PCs) working their contracted hours, some of whom may be part
time, therefore the information may not be given as a whole number.

 

The new Contact Management restructure goes live on 02/04/2024.

 

 1. How many Police Officers of the rank of constable currently work in
your contact and control room? 

PCs in FCR as of 01/01/2024 is 55.88.

 

 2. How many police officers at the rank of constable worked in the
control room in 2021?

PCs in FCR as of 01/01/2021 was 36.41.

 

 3. How many police officers of the rank of constable do you expect to
work in your control room in 2024?

The establishment for PCs in FCR under the reconstruction is 54 who will
be in post from 02/04/2024.

 

Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is
accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed
primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes
of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although
data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the
results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand
our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the
data. 

 

You may be interested in reviewing the following links to all our
published workforce statistics: 

National statistics overview: Police workforce, England and Wales: 24
January 2024 - GOV.UK ([4]www.gov.uk) 

[5]https://www.gov.uk/government/collection...

  

General Police Workforce data for England and Wales Police can be found
via the below link and includes data up to 30 September 2022: 

[6]Police workforce, England and Wales: 30 September 2022 - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk) 

 The data tables contain the following: 

• Police Officers by Force area, including rank, gender and ethnicity
breakdowns, promotions, joiners, leavers, length of service, Police
Objective Analysis (POA) functions, long-term sick leave, and long-term
absence. 

• Police Staff by Force area, including gender breakdown, joiners,
leavers, POA functions. 

• Police Community Support Officers by Force area, including gender
breakdown, joiners, leavers, POA functions. 

• Special Constables by Force area, including gender breakdown, joiners,
and leavers. 

 Further ethnic breakdowns for England and Wales Police by Region and
Force area can be found via the below link and includes data up to 26 July
2023: 

[7]Police workforce open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

 

Thank you for your interest in Essex Police. 

  

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| Essex Police  

Contact Us: [8]Help us help you | Essex Police  

Email: [9][Essex Police request email]  

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  

  

For more information about your information rights, or how Essex Police
use your personal data please visit our Privacy Notice via the Essex
Police website
[10]https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/fpnessex...

 

 

 

Essex Police have developed a publication strategy, our aim is to reduce
the demand within the FOI Department and to provide knowledge to the
public to include previous and combined FOI requests together with
relevant links and information. Please visit this area of our website
before submitting FOI requests as information may already be available.
[11]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac...

  

Please note, if you require further information or wish to resubmit a
request, please refer to the information found on the Commissioner’s
website regarding submission of effective requests: [12]How to access
information from a public body | ICO  

  

Your right to complain  

  

If you feel your request has not been properly handled, or you are
otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.  

  

Under [13]Section 17(7)(a)(b) FOIA complaints should be submitted within
20 working days from the date of this response and should be addressed to
the Information Rights Manager at the above address or by email to:
[14][Essex Police request email]  

  

We will conduct a review to investigate your complaint and endeavour to
reply within 20 working days. Please explain which aspect of the
disclosure you are not satisfied with, and if your complaint concerns the
decision to apply an exemption, please specify if you wish an internal
review to take place and why you believe the exemption does not apply.  

  

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under the [15]Section 50 FOIA to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.  

  

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF or via [16]Home | ICO 

  

  

 

 

From: Info Rights Freedom Essex
Sent: 08 January 2024 10:57
To: John Anderson <[FOI #1066809 email]>
Subject: FOI 19540 Police Officers working in the Control Room 2021 & 2024
currently & expected

 

 

 

Thank you for your request for information, which has been logged under
the above reference number.      

   

Essex Police will endeavour to respond to your application within 20
working days, as set out within the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA).  If a time extension is to be applied to your request, you will be
informed; the reason for the extension will also be provided.      

   

Please note that Essex Police may refuse detailed or multiple requests
that are submitted at the same time, as per [17]Section 14 of the FOIA.
Furthermore, if the information sought is already publicly available, you
may be redirected to our publication scheme:
[18]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac... or other
official links, such as the [19]PFCC, [20]Home Office or the [21]Office
for National Statistics   

    

Should you need to contact us whilst your information request is being
processed, please email [22][Essex Police request email], quoting
the above reference, and a member of the team will assist.     

  

FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police 

Contact Us: [23]Help us help you | Essex Police  

Email: [24][Essex Police request email] 

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA   

  

For more information about your information rights, or how Essex Police
use your personal data please visit our Privacy Notice via the Essex
Police website
[25]https://www.essex.police.uk/hyg/fpnessex...

  

 

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