Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you please provide the following information for the last five years, broken down by month and local policing unit area
How many times have officers been working on shift without a suitable stab vest?
How many officers have been without a suitable stab vest
How many times have officers been uninsured due to a lack of equipment?
Could you also provide the following information for the past five years
What is the longest time an officer has been without a suitable stab vest
What is the average time an officer has been without a suitable stab vest
Who has been contracted to provide stab vests for officers during this period? Please include dates of when contracts have changed
Who has been contracted to carry out the delivery of equipment including stab vests? Please include dates of when contracts have changed.
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, could you please provide the following information for the last five years, broken down by month and local policing unit area
How many times have officers been working on shift without a suitable stab vest?
We have searched our systems and there is no recorded information held..
How many officers have been without a suitable stab vest
As above
How many times have officers been uninsured due to a lack of equipment?
There is no recorded information held in a retrievable searchable system. In the event an officer is injured in the course of their duties, and it’s considered, as their employer the force is legally liable, then the claim for compensation would likely be paid. In the event they are injured and its not considered the force, as their employer was negligent, then the claim would be defended
Could you also provide the following information for the past five years
As above
What is the longest time an officer has been without a suitable stab vest
As above
What is the average time an officer has been without a suitable stab vest
As above
Who has been contracted to provide stab vests for officers during this period? Please include dates of when contracts have changed
GP Body Armour: September 2012 to May 2016 (Cooneen Protection)
May 2016 to Present (Cooneen Protection via DHL Supply UK)
Ballistic Armour: August 2017 to Present (Aegis Engineering via DHL Supply UK)
Previous contract ran from September 2009 to September 2012 (Mehler Vario) –
This Contract was not renewed however, ad-hoc requirements from September 2012 continued to be supplied by Mehler Vario whilst a new tendering process was considered and new CAST Standards were awaited.
Who has been contracted to carry out the delivery of equipment including stab vests? Please include dates of when contracts have changed.
As above
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