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FOI 4537 / January 2023 / HR Data

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Questions and final response:

Please provide total figures for the four-year period 2019-2022 for:

Question 1. How many firefighters and fire service staff have been reported to or investigated by the police for alleged sexual offences (including all categories, e.g. rape, indecent assault etc)?

2

Question 2. Of those reported and investigated, please tell us: How many were convicted?

N/A

How many are still being investigated?

2

How many were cleared?

N/A

How many cases resulted in no further action by the police?

N/A

Question 3. Of those convicted, please tell us: How many remain in the fire service?

N/A

How many have left (please say whether they were dismissed, retired, or resigned)?

N/A

Please note the two cases above, both individuals remain suspended. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. For further information please follow this link. Incident Data (essex-fire.gov.uk)