Information

1 When someone applies for employment at the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s Office are they asked to declare any link they have to a Police Force in the UK? The link can be by a relation or a partner or by former employment.

2 I would expect this to be recorded. Is it?

3 If it is recorded is it possible to let me know how many of the current staff employed in the Commissioner’s Office have one or both of the links described in Question 1?

Answer

I can confirm that in relation to question 1 and 2, when applicants apply for employment with the Office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, they are not asked to declare any links they may have to a Police force in the UK either through a partner or family member. The application process does require applicants to declare if they are currently employed by the Northamptonshire Police and all candidates are asked to provide their employment history and referees. This information is only recorded on candidate’s application forms.

Once someone has been offered employment with the OPFCC, they are required to complete a vetting form and depending on level of vetting they are subjected to, they may have to declare any link they may have to a police force in the UK either through relationship with a partner or family member. Vetting is undertaken by the Force’s Information Unit and therefore this information is not held by the OPFCC.

Whilst the Office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (OPFCC) and Northamptonshire Police are two separate legal entities, the Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police assists the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner by making available resources delegated to the Force by the Commissioner which includes HR services.  Northamptonshire Police’s Information Unit may hold some of the information you are seeking. They can be contacted via:

Northamptonshire Police’s Information Unit, Force Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton, NN4 0JQ / freedomofinformation@northants.pnn.police.uk

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to: Nicci Marzec, Monitoring Officer, Office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Darby House, Darby Close, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, NN8 6GS. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.