Freedom of Information Disclosure Log 2021 | Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire

Information requests and disclosures for 2021.

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Disclosure Date	Request	Disclosure
07/05/21	Share all the emails, letters and text/social media messages sent between the Deputy PCC and PCC for West Yorkshire, between 01/03/20 and 01/06/20, which related to the storage device containing indecent images of children which belonged to ex-Lord Mayor of Leeds Neil Taggart.	No Information held
05/05/21	Obtain some information and statistics about: 1) Police presence in the Keighley Police Station area; 2) The number of violent crimes recorded in the Keighley Police Station area. What Police station facilities were there in Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West and Worth Valley - in 2010? In 2020? How many Police officers, and what rank, in Craven, Ilkley, Keighley Central, Keighley East, Keighley West and Worth Valley - in 2010? In 2020?	No Information held
28/04/21	I’d be grateful if you could let me know by return of email whether the PCC received any benefits-in-kind as part of the role in the 2019-20 year, and if so what they were worth and whether provision of a car was part of this.	Response (PDF)241.25 KB
23/04/21	1. Please disclose the total amount claimed in legal expenses, in respect of the above, for the periods ended 31.3.2017; 31.3.2018; 31.3.2019; 31.3.2020; 31.3.2021. To include, but not limited to: Representation for the chief constable before and at: Pre-inquest hearings (Ref 03287-2016) Judicial Review (Case ref: CO/3140/2019) Court of Appeal (Case refs C1/2019/2881, 2893, 0355) Supreme Court - Permission application heard 30th March, 2021 but no court reference available as yet. 2. Please also disclose the number of interested parties to the inquest, apart from the chief constable, funded from the PCC/police force budget. 3. Finally, please provide the sum budgeted to spend on the subject inquest in the financial year ended 31st March, 2022	No Information held
23/04/21	1. For the following years, what was the PCC’s total commissioned fund specifically to BAME VAWG victim’s services. Please list the recipient organisations as well as the total amount. a. 2016-17 b. 2017-28 c. 2018-29 d. 2019-20 2. The same question is repeated for 2020-21 but here please break the figure down to distinguish what funding was extraordinary additional Covid-19 funding 3. For each of the years above, (2016-21) what was the PCCs total commissioned / funded spend on VAWG services? 4. For each of the years above, (2016-17) what was the PCCs total budget for commissioned / funded spend? Thanks for you help in completing this – it is to inform a current research project.	Response (PDF)409.19 KB
22/04/21	Can let me know how you expect the police to act in view of the blatant law breaking of the hunts and their supporters? Obviously, any law breakers should be treated by the police in the same way and I want to make sure that my local PCC expects equitable treatment of all criminals and will ensure that the police are arresting anyone who is suspected of crime irrespective of their position in society and their standing in the community. Also, under FOI regulations, can you also let me know exactly how many hunt members have been arrested for illegally hunting foxes in West Yorkshire and the outcomes of those arrests?	No Information held
21/04/21	I believe I have recently been sold an ex police car as it has recently been evaluated and it has multiple signs of ex modifications that would point towards police, please could you confirm my Vehicle was registered with you? If so would I be able to have the full service history as this would help with repairs and seeing what has been done as I want to recondition this vehicle.	No Information held
21/04/21	Freedom of Information request into Out of Court Disposals Scrutiny Panels I would be grateful if you could provide the following data under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: - Whether there is a scrutiny panel in existence in your area, and whether this is active And if there is an active scrutiny panel in your area: - Who attends the panel on a regular basis - What the outcomes of the panel are, and how they are shared with the police and public.	Response (PDF)240.9 KB
13/04/21	Please can you break down the following information for the financial years: 2015/6, 2016/7, 2017/8, 2018/9 and 2019/20. Can you also please provide me the information for the period between 1 April 2020 and 28 February 2021. Q1) How many ""political advisers"" were appointed by your force area's PCC over the stated period? 1a) Please can you tell me the name of the serving PCC at the time who hired such advisers, the combined yearly salaries of said political advisers (£), their full names and dates of appointment (in the format- DD/MM/YYYY). 1b) If the PCC had a deputy PCC below them, how many ""political advisers"" were appointed by the deputy PCC(s) over the stated period, and how many of them were party political office holders or active party members (please state) at the time of appointment? For Q1b, could you please tell me the name of the political party (for example, but not limited to: the Labour Party, the Conservative Party) or party political office said adviser(s) belonged to."	Response (PDF)357.01 KB
06/04/21	The number of premises that have been fined or charged due to breaching COVID-19 restrictions plus any other details of these premises such as the of West Yorkshire they are from.	No Information held
29/03/21	Request for information regarding the £5000 deposit required to stand as crime commissioner. Can you advise what terms if any you had to comply with if you were supported by a political party at the last crime commissioner’s election in regard to deposit paid by your political party. Can you advise if you have had to donate or been asked a percentage of your crime commissioners’ yearly salary back to the political party who supported you in your crime commissioner’s campaign. If so how much? Can you advise if the £5000 deposit required by regulations to stand was returned to your political party and if so how long did it take to be returned. Can you advise if you kept the £5000 deposit? If so was it a gift and by whom? Can you advise if you have donated any sums of money to the political party who supported you once you were elected as crime commissioner.	No Information held
19/03/21	Islamophobic crimes from January 2019 to January 2021 Can you kindly advise of the numbers of anti Muslim/ Islamophobic hate crimes reported from January 2019 to January 2021 Also the numbers of arrests, prosecutions and convictions.	No Information held
18/03/21	Drink Spiking in the Bradford Area	No Information held
18/03/21	Could you please advise on how many if any serving officers in West Yorkshire have been redeployed to work in Kent since we left the EU to assist with the expected traffic chaos on roads leading to and away from the ports.	No Information held
18/03/21	Please would you provide the following information. 1) What plans do you have to support Women's History Month 2) What budget will be involved in supporting Women's History Month 3) Provide details of epaulettes, flags, additions to uniforms etc. relating to Women's History Month or Women's awareness in general 4) Any public events you will be running in support of Women's History Month	No Information held
11/03/21	I would like to know why your aircraft, registration G-POLX, has today flown from its base at ‘Doncaster Sheffield Airport’, circled London, following the approximate route of the M25 and continued to the South coast, initially circling Beachy Head and the Brighton area before landing at Shoreham airport, (a few minutes before compiling this email)	No Information held
11/03/21	LSOA and camera specifications for the Safer Streets Fund 1. All the LSOAs (lower super output areas) under your jurisdiction that the intervention area covers 2. The specification for CCTV that will be installed in these areas including: I) the model of camera ii) a description of the camera iii) the number of cameras that will be installed	Response (PDF)11.08 KB
03/03/21	1. The person to whom the function of making arrangements for dealing with complaints reported against the Chief Constable has been delegated to, 2. The instrument used to delegate the function of making arrangements for dealing with complaints reported against the Chief Constable, for example whether the delegation has been made in accordance with the Scheme of Corporate Governance or any other instrument 3. The person identified as being the ‘appropriate authority’ as defined under s. 29.1 (a) (I) of the Police Reform Act 2002, in order to meet the obligations prescribed for the appropriate authority within the IOPC Statutory Guidance on the Police Complaints System	Response (PDF)58.19 KB
03/03/21	Anti Semitic crimes Can you kindly advise of the numbers of anti Semitic hate crimes reported from January 2019 to January 2021 Also the numbers of arrests, prosecutions and convictions.	No Information held
03/03/21	It would be interesting to know how many cyclist have received fixed penalties by West Yorkshire police the year prior to Covid or even through Covid	No Information held
03/03/21	Regarding the number of motorist caught speeding/dealt with fines for speeding in the UK or in your County/Borough since the lockdown started in March 2020 and the following year before this.	No Information held
24/02/21	• How many people arrested forced a victim to sell illicit tobacco in shops • How many people arrested trafficked a victim then forced them to sell illicit tobacco in shops • Any other records you are able to provide me of people arrested who were involved in the illegal tobacco trade.	No Information held
11/02/21	How many complaints about West Yorkshire Police were sent to the IOPC in years 2017/2018/2019/2020. How many were upheld. After a complaint has been upheld by the IOPC what is the average time in which to rectify the complaint. Given the professional standards team tasked with dealing with the IOPC do not investigate crimes what is the rule of thumb for improving your failures with regards to failure to investigate when the case brought is a vulnerable person. Who takes over from professional standards if at all any one	Partial Response (PDF)204.22 KB
11/02/21	Civil Offences	No Information held
01/02/21	2020 stats on burglary and theft cases solved and proved with CCTV	No Information held
26/01/21	Could you please tell me how many members of staff working in the PCC's Office have one or more of the words equality, diversity, fairness inclusion, gender, LGBT or race in their job title?	Partial Response (PDF)410.66 KB
15/01/21	1. Have you heard of the Service SHOUT? 2. If Yes, please tick one of the following boxes below detailing where you have heard of the service; 3. Since the beginning of the 2018/19 financial year, have you commissioned or used (if free) any external provision to support individuals who may be anxious, stressed, depressed, suicidal or overwhelmed and who need immediate support? This can include provision delivered directly to targeted populations or universal services marketed and offered in your locality? 4. Do you have an annual budget for external mental health support provision? 5. Since the beginning of the 2018/19 financial year, have you commissioned or used (if free) any external provision to train and support staff working with individuals who may be anxious, stressed, depressed, suicidal or overwhelmed and who need immediate support? This can include training for targeted populations or universal training within your locality? 6. Are there any gaps in mental health support services that you feel Mental Health Innovations ‘Shout’ Text service could support? 7. Are there any Grants the PCC offers for increase mental health support service provisions?	Partial Response (PDF)112.55 KB