Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')
As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.
You asked:
- How many officers received any kind of disciplined sanction in the 2018/19 year as a result of a complaint of (i) racism, or (ii) sexism and what was the result of that disciplinary action?
- In relation to the incidents in Q.1 please state any words or phrases that were used which were deemed to have been (i) racist or (ii) sexist.
In Response:
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Professional Standards Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is not held by Northumbria Police.
From searches conducted within records held by the Professional Standards Department I can advise that no officers that have received a disciplined sanction in 2018/19 as a result of a complaint of i) racism or ii) sexism.