Staffing and employment

Requests relating to staff numbers, structure charts, staff training, health and safety of staff, terms and conditions.

Grievances

Received: 

Wednesday, 14 December, 2022

Responded: 

Thursday, 29 December, 2022

Request detail: 

I am requesting the below under the freedom of information act.

For each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021, and this year to date, please can you provide figures on the following:

1.   How many formal grievances have been raised with the service by female members of staff and female firefighters regarding complaints of harassment, inappropriate behaviour and assault?

2    How many claims have been submitted to employment tribunal regarding the above;

3.   How many of those claims have settled prior to a full/remedy hearing;

Communications

Received: 

Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Responded: 

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Request detail: 

 

Please advise:

1. How many staff (as measured by full-time equivalents) do you employ to work on communications? Please include all internal and external communications including work on your website, media queries and social media.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Received: 

Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

Responded: 

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Request detail: 

Please advise:

1. How many staff (as measured by full-time equivalents) do you employ to work on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)?

2. What was your spending on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) for the financial year 2021/22 and what is the budget for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)  in the current financial year?

3. What was your spending on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) training for the financial year 2021/22 and what is the budget for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training in the current financial year?

Secondary employment and fire safety work

Received: 

Wednesday, 11 January, 2023

Responded: 

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Request detail: 

Would it be possible to gain the following information please?

Do you allow secondary employment in your service?

If yes, do you allow secondary employment to carry out fire safety work such as fire risk assessment, fire training or any other fire consultancy work?

If yes, do you allow you staff to carry out this work within the Services area or not?

Grievances

Received: 

Monday, 16 January, 2023

Responded: 

Friday, 20 January, 2023

Request detail: 

I am requesting the below under the freedom of information act.

For each of the calendar years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 please can you provide figures on the following:

1. How many formal grievances have been raised with the service by members of staff and firefighters from an ethnic minority background regarding complaints of harassment, inappropriate language, behaviour and assault?

2. How many claims have been submitted to employment tribunal regarding the above?

3. How many of those claims have settled prior to a full remedy hearing?

Gross/Serious Misconduct investigations

Received: 

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

Responded: 

Friday, 20 January, 2023

Request detail: 

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, We request the following information: 

1.

a. How many operational staff (grey book employees) are currently (as of 17/1/23) subject to live or ongoing GROSS/SERIOUS misconduct disciplinary investigations?

b. How many of these involved allegations of sexual harassment?

c. How many of these involved allegations of racism?

2.

a. How many operational staff (grey book employees) were subject to GROSS/SERIOUS misconduct disciplinary investigations in 2022?

Police investigations

Received: 

Friday, 20 January, 2023

Responded: 

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

Request detail: 

Please provide total figures for the four year period 2019-2022 for: 

How many firefighters and fire service staff have been reported to or investigated by the police for alleged sexual offences (including all categories, eg rape, indecent assault etc)?  

 

Of those reported and investigated, please tell us: 

-              How many were convicted. 

-              How many are still being investigated. 

-              How many were cleared. 

-              How many cases resulted in no further action by the police. 

 

Complaints

Received: 

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Responded: 

Thursday, 2 February, 2023

Request detail: 

I am writing to request information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

For EACH of the previous three fiscal years (i.e. 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22) and 2022/23 - up to December 31 - please can you tell me:

Number of vacancies

Received: 

Wednesday, 25 January, 2023

Responded: 

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

Request detail: 

Under the Freedom of Information Act please provide me with the following:

The number of current vacancies in fire and rescue services in your area.
The percentage of vacancies in fire and rescue services when compared to the total required work force.

Many thanks,

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