Internal Disputes Resolution Policy (73A/22)
Can you please confirm that West Midlands Police have such an IDRP for pension disputes?
If so, can you please supply me with information regarding the IDRP and the timescales for applications to it?
Category: Policy and Procedures
3D Injury Documentation (1758A/21)
1) As a force, do you present in 3D to aid in injury documentation?
Photos & Political Campaigns (177A/22)
What is West Midlands Police current policy on officers taking photos to be used in political campaigns for politicians.
Retention of Physical Material (1779A/21)
Is there a designated length of time for which West Midlands Police and laboratories you instruct, both internal and external, retain physical material gathered during police investigations in respect of convicted crimes?
Homicide and Missing Persons Reviews (66A/22)
Do you have a specific policy in place for reviewing homicide investigations? (yes or no)
S60 Authorisations (1467A/21)
Please confirm whether your police force has a policy and/or guidance relating to authorisations made under section 60, including factors which ought to be taken into account by authorising officers. If so, please provide copies of any and all such policies and guidance that are currently in use or have been in use in the last 10 years.
Contracts with Funeral Directors (1246A/21)
Please disclose a) how many contracts the police force had in total, as of December 2020, with funeral directors businesses and b) the combined value of those contracts?
Vetting (1407A/21)
Please could you detail the vetting policy of the West Midlands Police for new recruits, current police including senior ranks and officers, police staff.
What organisation/s carries out the vetting?
Mental Health Policies for New Recruits (820A/21)
Under the Freedom of Information Act (2000), I would like to make a request for the following information pertaining to the mental health policies for new recruits joining the West Midlands Police Force over the last five-years (2016 to present).
1/ Do the West Midlands Police Force have an occupational health policy for recruiting candidates who have previous suffered from mental health issues, such as depression?
False and Malicious Calls (470A/21)
1) Please could I kindly request statistics for the number of calls received by West Midlands Police annually over the last 5 years which turned out to be false malicious calls?