Vetting of Police Officers and Police Staff 2018 to 2020

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Keywords

National, Vetting, Vetted, Policy, College of Policing, Authorised Professional Practice, Guidance, Clearance, Retrospectively, Recruitment, Officers, Support Staff, Special Constabulary

Publication number

PUB 1159

FOI reference number

15343

Request title

Vetting of Staff & Officers

Date range

2018 to 2020

Information requested

The following questions refer to requirements (and include terminology) set out and defined in the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice guidance document on Vetting – please see below related link.

1. Have all Officers and Staff who joined prior to the adoption of the national vetting policy in 2006 now been retrospectively vetted?

a. If the answer is no, please state the number who have not been retrospectively vetted.

2. How many Officers and Staff have not been re-vetted at clearance level 'Recruitment Vetting (RV)' [the initial vetting process for Police Officers, Police Staff and members of the Special Constabulary, please see below related link for more detail 6.11] after ten years of service in each of the following years:

a. 2018
b. 2019
c. 2020 (if data is incomplete for this year, please include data up to the most recent available point.)

Disclosure with exemptions

Full Disclosure

Information correct as at

12 March 2021

Date of disclosure

15 March 2021

FOI 15343 response

Having completed enquiries within Essex Police in respect of Section 1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request, Essex Police can confirm in respect of Section 1(1)(b) the following data:

1. Have all Officers and Staff who joined prior to the adoption of the national vetting policy in 2006 now been retrospectively vetted?

Technically yes in relation to the question as all pre 2006 (whom expired in 2016) have been re-vetted, however, the ones outstanding vetting joined in 2010 and they expired last year.

a. If the answer is no, please state the number who have not been retrospectively vetted.

11.

2. How many officers and staff have not been re-vetted at clearance level 'Recruitment vetting (RV)' [the initial vetting process for Police Officers, Police Staff and members of the Special Constabulary, see attached doc for more detail 6.11] after ten years of service in each of the following years:

a. 2018

Nil.

b. 2019