Version Date: 21/12/2016
Devon & Cornwall Police
Record 1
Freedom of Information Act Request No: 5877/16
The People Management and Professional Standards Departments have provided the
following information:
1) Does your force have an active Black Police Association or similar for black,
Asian and ethnic minority (BME) members of your workforce?
No, the Force does not currently have an active Black Police Association - members
wound the group up in summer 2015. However, support for black and ethnic minority
continues to be provided in a number of other ways, such as through the Equality &
Diversity Team, Police Federation, Unison Black Members Group, National Black Police
Association, Plymouth & Devon Racial Equality Council and Council for Racial Equality in
Cornwall.
2) What is it called?
N/A
3) How many officers, support staff and PCSOs do you have?
Officers - 3025
Support Staff - 1823
PCSOs – 343
4) How many of those are BME officers, support staff and PCSOs?)
Officers - 36
Support Staff - 6
PCSOs -3
Please note – the data regarding BME depends on completion rates of equality monitoring
forms and is not mandatory. Therefore, the data captured will not be an accurate
reflection of the Force BME, but rather based on those who have completed their Equality
Monitoring record.
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5) How many current Attendance Management cases do you have? (Force
compared to BME)?
65 Attendance Management (capability) cases at formal stages – no Diversity Data held.
6) How many current Complaints do you have? (Force compared to BME)?
The number of Complaint cases that are Live/Sub Judice/in Appeal Period:
536 (excluding organisational complaints)
BME element for officers/staff subject of current Complaint cases = 14
7) How many current Disciplinary cases do you have? (Force compared to BME)?
Discipline can originate from Complaint cases (above) or internal Conduct cases and
latest assessment shows whether they amount to Misconduct or Gross Misconduct i.e.
discipline.
The number of disciplinary Complaint / Conduct cases that are Live/Sub Judice/in Appeal
Period = 108
BME element for officers/staff subject of current Disciplinary cases = 2
8) How many current Employment Tribunals do you have? (Force compared to
BME)?
None.
9) How many current Grievance do you have? (Force compared to BME)?
17 – with 0 relating to BME
10) How many current Incapability/capability cases do you have? (Force compared
to BME)?
7 Performance Management (capability) cases at formal stages – no Diversity Data held.
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11) How many current Regulation procedures (Misconduct and Gross Misconduct)
do you have? (Force compared to BME)?
This is being taken as the Regulation 15 notice which is issued to all officers subject of
disciplinary Complaint / Conduct cases.
Number of officers currently under notice = 138
BME element for officers served = 1
12) How many current Unsatisfactory Performance Procedures Tribunals do you
have? (Force compared to BME)?
None.
13) What plans do you have to implement the Home Affairs Select Committee report
on ‘Police Diversity’ HC27?
The force has recently appointed a Strategy & Policy Lead for Positive Action, with
responsibility for shaping the strategic direction in this area across two forces, Devon&
Cornwall Police and Dorset Police.
A programme of work to deliver the strategy is being developed to support and build on
progress already made in respect of Positive Action within the force. Some 30+ Positive
Action ambassadors have been appointed, from amongst the workforce, who will support
external recruitment activity offering advice and guidance to potential applicants from
underrepresented groups. They will also act as role models in force to develop greater
awareness of and understanding of positive action to support greater diversity and
inclusion.
In respect of external recruitment other changes are being or have been introduced,
including changes to the website, easier access, more specific advertising using BME
publications and services to attract greater interest, and attendance at career fairs and
community events. Direct Entry will be considered as part of the strategic approach to
improve diversity.
For BME officers and staff the force will continue to use the College of Policing courses to
support their development. As part of the Positive Action strategy the force will look to
develop interventions in house as it has done so to improve the gender balance. This will
include mentoring and coaching from external partners.
The force has recently run some Unconscious Bias training for Managers and as part of
the PA strategy is considering next steps learning from the evaluation of the training.
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