Weekly Timetable for an Essex Police Recruit

Keywords

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Publication Number

PUB 1072

FOI Reference Number

16616

Request Title

Weekly Timetable for an Essex Police Recruit

Date Range

N/A

Information Requested

I’m doing an assignment for college and need to know what the weekly timetable roughly looks like with times on it on what a recruit would do

Disclosure with Exemptions

Part Disclosure with Section 31, Section 23 and Section 24 Exemptions.

Information Correct as at

14 January 2022

Date of Disclosure

02 February 2022

Related Documents/Links

Officer Employment

https://www.essex.police.uk/police-forces/essex-police/areas/essex-police/ca/careers/

FOI 16616 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:

Caveat:  The data is correct as at 14 January 2022.

Please see below, an example of the 19 week programme for new recruits.

Week 1

Admin / Introductions

Admin / Briefing for Presentations

Cautions and Inferences

Chief Constable

Code of Ethics / Expectations

Diversity

Federation

JRFT

PDO Input

PNB

PSD Input

SLT Meet & Greet

Student Presentations

Uniform Collection

Uniform Exchange

Warrant Card Photos

Week 2

Assaults Against the Person

Burglary / Aggravated Burglary (Extra Content)

Criminal Attempts

Criminal Damage

Drill

Fraud & Making Off

Going Equipped

Handling

Knowledge Quiz

Robbery

Theft

TWOC / Aggravated TWOC

Vehicle Interference

Week 3

Defensive Skills

Week 4

Airwaves Teach and Practical's

Attestation

Communication Skills

Criminal Trespass

Drill

Drugs

Health and Safety

MCQ Mock and Debrief

Offensive Weapons and Blades

Public Order / BofP / D&D / D&I

Racial & Religiously Agg

Self-Study / Revision

Wellbeing and Resilience

Week 5

Arrest / Custody Practical's

Custody

Def 1

Powers of Arrest / Making an Arrest Including Section 32

Stop & Search Practical's (Custody if needed)

Stop and Search

Stop Search / Arrest / Custody Practical's

Study / Revision for MCQ1

Week 6

5-Part MG11 Practice

5-Part MG11 Teach

Conversation Management PEACE - Statements

Drill

Loser MG11 - Practice

Loser MG11 Teach & Practice

MCQ 1

Self-Study

VPS

Week 7

Crime Scene Practical's

Crime Scene Prep

CSI / Crime Scenes / Investigative Mindset

Drill

Identification Techniques

Police MG11 - Practice

Police MG11 - Teach

Self-Study

Week 8

Drill

IIMARCH

IIMARCH Briefings

Intel and NIM

Police Statements (Post Practical)

Powers of Entry

Section 18's - Practice House

Study Session (Face to Face)

Warrant Plan and Prep

Warrants

Week 9

Def 2

Domestic Abuse and Risk Assessment

Domestic Abuse Continued

Drill

DVPN / DVPO

Missing Persons & Database

NCDV Input

OneFile / Self Study

Portfolio / Self Study

Stalking & Harassment

Sudden Death

Vehicle Searching Practical's

Week 10

CSE

Drill

DV / Missing Persons / Sudden Death Practical's

HBO / FGM

MCQ 2

Mental Capacity Act & 136 (Extra Input)

MG11's from Practical's

Modern Slavery

Self-Study

Week 11

Athena

COMPACT

Crime Investigation Practical's Prep

Drill

EFAW (Emergency First Aid at Work)

Self-Study / Portfolio

Week 12

Child Welfare (Extra Input)

CAIT Input

Drill

Other Sexual Offences

Out of Court Disposal Practical's / Police MG11's

Out of Court Disposals

Sex Offences & First Response to Rape

Week 13

Crime Scene Scenarios (For Interviews Week)

Def 3

Introduction to Suspect I/V's / Solicitors / Special Warnings / Bad Character / TIC's

Week 14

Drill

Introduction to Suspect I/V's / Solicitors / Special Warnings / Bad Character / TIC's

Suspect I/V's

Week 15

Ceremonial Fitting

Classification / Registration & Licensing / Construction & Use / Highways / Traffic Signs and Signals

Drill

Drink Driving

Driver Offences / Use Cause Permit / FPN 101

MCQ 3

RTC / 101 / HORT1

Traffic Practical's

VDRS / NIPS / Report for Summons

Week 16

ASB / SARA / Evidence Based Policing

Civil Disputes

Drill

FSU

Licencing

Lost & Found Property

Self-Study

Special Branch

Traffic Practical's

Week 17

Case File Teach / MG 3 Completion / MG5 Completion

Court Intimidation / Witness / Victim care

Court Practical's

Court Visit

Defensive Skills Refresher

Drill

Fast Roads Training

Giving Evidence

Self-Study

Week 18

Body Worn Video

CDA Input

Class Photos

Digital Policing

Disclosure Input

Dogs / Wildlife & Animal Welfare

Drill

MCQ 4

MCQ4 Resit

Mortuary Processes

SLT Briefing

Tunic Collection

Week 19

Course Debrief

Court Skill Practical's (Continued)

Criminology and Crime Prevention

Detective Pathway Input

Drill

Final Assessed Practical's

Pass out Parade

PDO Input

Policing Communities

 

No further information will be provided by virtue of the following exemption:

Section 31(1)(a)(b) Law Enforcement

Evidence of Overall Harm

Modern day policing is intelligence led and law enforcement depends upon the development of intelligence and the gathering and security of evidence in order to disrupt criminal behaviour and bring offenders to justice.  The Police Service provides training to Police Officers and Police Staff to nurture their careers and provide them with the knowledge and understanding required for them to deliver effective operational law enforcement.  To reveal specific tactical details of any training would undermine the process of preventing or detecting crime and the apprehension of prosecution of offenders.

Public Interest Considerations

Factors favouring disclosure

There is a clear public interest in making appropriate information available to the public.  The release of such information would act to reinforce the commitment of Essex Police as an open and transparent organisation, serving to maintain public confidence in the force area and the wider Police Service as a whole.

Factors against disclosure

Disclosure of the information would mean that law enforcement tactics would be compromised which would hinder the prevention and detection of crime and lead to more crime being committed.  The safety of the public is of paramount importance to policing purposes and any increase in crime would place the public at risk of harm.

Balance Test

Transparency in public office in respect of requests concerning Police training would inform public debate, provide reassurance and promote confidence in the Police Service as a whole.  There is, however, a considerable risk that disclosure of all of the information requested would be seen by some as a breach of vital trust and confidence.  In addition, anything that places that confidence at risk, no matter how generic, would undermine any trust or confidence individuals have in the Police Service.

The points above highlight the merits of not disclosing information pertinent to this request.  The Police Service is charged with enforcing the law, preventing and detecting crime and protecting the communities we serve.  Therefore, at this moment in time, it is our opinion that for these issues the balance test favours non-disclosure.

In addition to the above, Essex Police can neither confirm nor deny any other information is held by virtue of the following exemptions:

Section 23(5) Information Supplied by, or Concerning, Certain Security Bodies

Section 24(2) National Security

Section 23 is a class based absolute exemption and there is no requirement to consider the public interest in this case.  Confirming or denying the existence of whether any other information is held would contravene the constrictions laid out within Section 23 of the FOIA in that this stipulates a generic bar on disclosure of any information applied by, or concerning, certain Security Bodies.

Evidence of Harm
The threat of terrorism cannot be ignored.  It should be recognised that the international security landscape is increasingly complex and unpredictable.  The UK faces a sustained threat from violent terrorists and extremists and taking into account the current security climate within the United Kingdom (UK), no information (such as the citing of an exemption which confirms information pertinent to this request is held, or conversely, stating ‘no information is held’) which may aid a terrorist should be disclosed.  To what extent this information may aid a terrorist is unknown, however, it is clear that it will have an impact on a force’s ability to monitor terrorist activity.

Since 2006 the UK Government have published the threat level based upon current intelligence and that threat level has predominantly been set at the second highest level ‘Severe’.  The current threat level to the UK is ‘Severe’ – please see below link:

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threat-levels

The security of the country is of paramount importance and Essex Police will not divulge whether information is or is not held if to do so would undermine national security.  Whilst there is a public interest in the transparency of policing operations and providing assurance that the Police Service is appropriately and effectively engaging with the threat posed by a terrorist attack, or disruption due to extremism, there is a very strong public interest in safeguarding both national security and the integrity of Police investigations and operations in the highly sensitive areas of which they work.

Modern-day policing is intelligence led, and intelligence changes on a day-by-day basis.

To confirm or deny that the requested information is held would undermine individual forces policing capabilities which consequently would be detrimental to their ability to deal with the on-going terrorist threat we face.  It is felt that confirmation or denial that this information is held would prejudice the effectiveness of the national counter terrorism effort and would allow inferences to be drawn about force level counter-terrorism activity and identify vulnerability around the country.

Public Interest Considerations

Section 24 National Security

Factors favouring confirmation or denial

The public are entitled to know how public funds are spent and by disclosing this information the public would be able to see where money is being spent and know that forces are doing as much as they can to combat terrorism.  In the current financial climate of cuts and with the call for transparency of public spending this would enable improved public debate.

Factors against confirmation or denial

To confirm or deny specific training takes place could render security measures less effective which would compromise ongoing or future operations to protect the security and infrastructure of the UK.  The risk of harm to the public would be elevated if areas of the UK which appear vulnerable were disclosed which would also provide the opportunity for terrorist planning.  Ongoing or future operations to protect the security and infrastructure of the UK would be compromised as terrorists could map the level of counter-terrorist training and knowledge across the country, providing them with potential individual force vulnerability.

Balancing Test
The Home Office regularly publishes data in relation to terrorism – please see below link: 

Access to online counter terrorism training made easier for home users (npcc.police.uk)

The security of the country is of paramount importance.  The Police will not divulge any information that would place the safety of an individual at risk or undermine national security.  Whilst there is a public interest in the transparency of policing, and in this case providing assurance that the Police Service is appropriately and effectively engaging with the threat posed by terrorist activity, there is a very strong public interest in safeguarding both national security and the integrity of Police investigations and operations in the highly sensitive subject of terrorism.

As much as there is a public interest in knowing that policing activity is appropriate and balanced in matters of national security this will be overridden in exceptional circumstances.  Police force’s capabilities of combating terrorism are sensitive issues of intelligence value to the terrorist and, therefore, it is our opinion that for these issues the balancing test for confirming or denying that this information is held, is not made out.

However, this should not be taken as necessarily indicating that any information that would meet your request exists or does not exist.