Suicide

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Dear Gloucestershire Constabulary,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

I would like to receive the following figures on police officer and staff deaths, with separate figures for police officers, PCSOs and police staff:

- In each of the last five calendar years, how many police officers/PCSOs/staff employed by your force died (whether or not in the course of their duties)?
- Of those, how many were recorded as having died by suicide each year?
- Figures broken down by cause of death in each of the last five calendar years.
- In aggregate - how many were subject of a criminal or misconduct or gross misconduct investigations.

Yours faithfully,

Simon Jacobs

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Dear Simon Jacobs

 

Gloucestershire Constabulary Freedom of Information request

 

We acknowledge your Freedom of Information Request, for information that
is required from Gloucestershire Constabulary.

 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we have a statutory obligation
to provide the requested information within 20 working days. A response to
your request will be issued on or before 28/12/2023.

 

We routinely publish the responses we have issued under the Freedom of
Information Act. The questions you have raised may have previously been
answered by our Constabulary.

 

Our previously issued responses can be found on the following link:

 

[1]Published items | Gloucestershire Constabulary

 

If you need to contact us concerning any issues with your request, please
email [2][email address] quoting reference FOI_23_1153. 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Mr J Turner (245590)

Information Disclosure Administrator

Information Disclosure Unit

Governance and Compliance

Gloucestershire Constabulary

1 Waterwells Drive | Quedgeley | Gloucestershire | GL2 2AN

Tel – 01452 754304

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We are committed to being an anti-discriminatory organisation. This means
not only acting in a non-discriminatory way, but addressing systemic
inequalities, disadvantage and discrimination.

 

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Dear Simon Jacobs

 

Ref: FOI_2023.1153

 

Please accept my apologies for the delay in providing you with a response
to your request within the 20 working day timeframe for FOI’s. I am
currently waiting for information from the business areas upon whom we
rely to supply the data requested. Once received, we will be able to
complete and issue the formal response.

 

We hope to be able to provide you with a response as soon as possible
although we cannot provide any specific date, and I apologise for any
inconvenience caused as a result of the delay.

 

Yours sincerely,

Miss N Cramb

244895

Disclosure Officer

Information Disclosure Unit

Governance & Compliance

Gloucestershire Constabulary

1 Waterwells Drive | Quedgeley | Gloucester | GL2 2AN

Phone - 01452 754304 | Force Control Room – 101

[1]www.gloucestershire.police.uk | [2]Twitter page | [3]Facebook page

 

We are committed to being an anti-discriminatory organisation. This means
not only acting in a non-discriminatory way, but addressing systemic
inequalities, disadvantage and discrimination.

 

 

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Dear Simon Jacobs

 

Ref: FOI 2023.1153

 

Please accept my apologies for the delay in providing you with a response
to your request within the 20 working day timeframe for FOI’s. This had
been due to an exceedingly high volume of requests and resourcing issues
which have impacted both upon the Information Disclosure team and the
business areas upon whom we rely to supply the information.

 

Please now find attached the completed response.

 

Yours sincerely,

Miss N Cramb

244895

Disclosure Officer

Information Disclosure Unit

Governance & Compliance

Gloucestershire Constabulary

1 Waterwells Drive | Quedgeley | Gloucester | GL2 2AN

Phone - 01452 754304 | Force Control Room – 101

[1]www.gloucestershire.police.uk | [2]Twitter page | [3]Facebook page

 

We are committed to being an anti-discriminatory organisation. This means
not only acting in a non-discriminatory way, but addressing systemic
inequalities, disadvantage and discrimination.

 

 

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