Transgender strip and intimate search policy
Dear Gloucestershire Constabulary,
Please provide the following;
1. Confirmation of whether or not you have adopted the NPCC guidance, approved Dec 2021, on transgender officers being able to strip search members of the opposite sex.
2. If not yet adopted, the date you anticipate it will be implemented by.
3. What consultation (specifying which groups) has been carried out as part of the (potential) implementation process
4.Date and copy of any equality impact assessment carried out as part of this process
5. Copy of your transgender staff / search policy
6. Confirm what your policy will be with regard to any person objecting to a strip search by an officer who they believe is of the opposite sex - confirm whether this will be recorded as a hate crime/non-crime hate incident
7. Confirm what your policy will be with regard to female officers/staff being required to strip search natal males, and whether you will support them not having to carry out these as part of their duties where the individual requires a female officer/staff.
For clarity, I require this information in respect of; A. Searches outside of the formal custody office setting, usually referred to as 'street searches' and B. Searches in the formal custody office setting.
Yours faithfully,
Cat Allen
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Dear Cat Allen
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Dear FOI,
Please ensure that the response to my request is expedited. By law, you should normally have responded promptly, and by 18th August 2023.
Yours sincerely,
Cat Allen
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with the following areas of work:
• Data Protection Act 2018 including Subject Access
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• Association of British Insurers – Memorandum of Understanding
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• Requests from Regulatory bodies
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Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Dear Cat Allen
Thank you for your Email. Unfortunately due to an extremely high number of requests across several work streams, we have not had the opportunity to respond to your enquiry.
Please accept our sincere apologies on behalf of the Constabulary. Our management team are aware of the delays and are seeking solutions to address how we can prevent these instances in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Mr J Turner (245590)
Information Disclosure Unit Administrator
Information Disclosure Unit
Governance & Compliance
Gloucestershire Constabulary
1 Waterwells Drive | Quedgeley | Gloucestershire | GL2 2AN
Tel – 01452 754304 | Force Control Room - 101
www.gloucestershire.police.uk | Twitter page | 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
Good morning Cat Allen
I apologise for the delay in responding to your request. I have now
completed my research and attach the response with accompanying documents.
Kindest regards
K. McCloskey 247003
Disclosure Officer
Information Disclosure Unit
Governance & Compliance
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Group number 01452 754304
[1]www.gloucestershire.police.uk
[2][email address]
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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2. mailto:[email address]
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