2023/26115 - Vetting Process

REQUEST

Please treat this as a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and provide the following information in relation to your pre-employment applicant and post-employment employee vetting processes:

1 What is the vetting process for people when initially joining your force? Please provide documentation.

2 What is your process for checking the identity of people applying to join the force? Please provide documentation.

3 Please confirm whether applicants are subjected to biometric vetting (fingerprints and DNA).

4 The College of Policing APP on Vetting refers to 'checkable history': please specify the history of an applicant that is checked in vetting by your force.

5 What is the vetting process that you operate for officers and staff transferring to your force from another police force? Please provide copy of documentation setting out the process. 

6 What is the vetting process for officers and staff transferring within your force to a different role? Please provide copy of documentation setting out the process. 

7 What is your process or procedure for vetting of transgender people? Please provide documentation setting out the process/procedure.

8 How often is vetting clearance reviewed/renewed in your force?

9 What is the process for reviewing/renewing vetting for officers and staff. Please provide copy of documentation setting out the process.

RESPONSE