2022/24902 - Substance misuse tests for officers

REQUEST

1) Please tell me, with reference to the 2020/21 financial year, the number of

a) Substance misuse tests undertaken at random by your force's officers;

b) Substance misuse tests administered with cause by your force's officers;

c) Substance misuse tests given on a pre-employment basis;

d) The number of positive tests to number of tests undertaken in total;


2) Please break down 1d (the number of positive tests) by

a) The drug detected (e.g. cannabis, cocaine)

b) The disciplinary measures resulting (e.g. final warning, dismissed, job offer withdrawn)

c) Whether the substance misuse test was given at random, with cause or on a pre-employment basis

NOTE: I'm aware that some of the information in question one above may be reported publicly on your website. However, I'm certain that some of my questions, especially in question 2, are not addressed and so section 21 (reasonably accessible by other means) should not apply in my opinion.

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