2022/25205 - Family Liaison Officers
REQUEST
- Number of current Family Liaison Officers (FLO) working in your Force?
- Number of FLO's who are sworn officers or police staff?
- Number of male and female FLO's in your Force?
- Number of years’ experience in policing for each FLO? (i.e. 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16 years plus)
- Years of experience as an FLO for each FLO? (i.e., 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16 years plus)
- What number of FLO's are in each department or section of your Force? (e.g., MIT, HMET, DA).
- Number of FLO’s in your Force that were absent form work due to mental health problems from between April 2020 to March 2022?
- Details of how FLO’s are recruited in your Force.
- Details of any training courses for FLO's provided by your Force.
- Details of any support currently available to FLO’s in your Force.
RESPONSE
- Number of current Family Liaison Officers (FLO) working in your Force?
We currently have a total of X 27 Family Liaison Officers (FLO) and X 6 Family Liaison Co-ordinators (FLC).
- Number of FLO's who are sworn officers or police staff?
Currently all FLO’s and FLC’s are police officers.
- Number of male and female FLO's in your Force?
X 7 Male FLO, X 20 Female FLO
X 4 Male FLC, X 2 Female FLC
- Number of years’ experience in policing for each FLO? (i.e. 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16 years plus)
- Years of experience as an FLO for each FLO? (i.e., 0-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16 years plus)
- What number of FLO's are in each department or section of your Force? (e.g., MIT, HMET, DA).
- Number of FLO’s in your Force that were absent form work due to mental health problems from between April 2020 to March 2022?
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April 2020 – March 2021 |
April 2021 – March 2022 |
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Numbers |
Days |
Numbers |
Days |
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1 |
3 |
1 |
85 |
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1 |
98 |
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- Details of how FLO’s are recruited in your Force.
FLOs are recruited via expressions of interest and support of their line manager. This process is managed by a Detective Inspector (as lead FLC), and training provided by Nationally accredited external trainer.
- Details of any training courses for FLO's provided by your Force.
As above. We are also holding a CPD forcewide event and attend National & regional CPD events. Training is also provided by the LA with regard to the Crisis Support Worker Scheme.
- Details of any support currently available to FLO’s in your Force.
Support is managed through our welfare FLC. There are currently psychological assessments for FLOs in place, The trim referral process, specific wellbeing and mental health inputs and the de-brief process to identify any further support required from external agencies in line with force wide support