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Please see below the answer to your request.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 - How many complaints of racism have been received for the calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
Year No. of complaints received
2020 0
2021 2
2022 0
Question 2 - How many of these complaints were upheld each year?
Year No. of complaints upheld
2020 n/a
2021 1 partially Upheld
2022 n/a
Question 3 - How many of these complaints resulted in a disciplinary process each year (break into calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date)?
Year No. of complaints resulted in disciplinary process
2020 n/a
2021 0
2022 n/a
Question 4. How many of these complaints resulted in the accused losing their job each year (break into calendar years 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
Year No. of complaints resulted in accused losing their job
2020 n/a
2021 0
2022 n/a
For each question please provide the rank of the person who is accused of racism and if it is more senior than the alleged victim.
The two cases comprised of (a) Firefighter complaint against their immediate line management: Crew Manager and Watch Manager. (b) Non-operational Staff Member complaint raised in relation to line manager and team.
The answers above relate to complaints from ECFRS employees. I have also searched our Complaints database for any complaints that have been received from members of the public and can confirm that there are none registered for the years requested.
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