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Freedom of Information (FOI) Request 12.03.26
Case reference FOI2026/00291
Received 12 March 2026
Published 18 August 2026
Request
1. Please state how many people your Service/Brigade employ at the end of each financial year? 2. How many disabled employees did your Service/Brigade employ at the end of each financial year? 3. Using the table below, can you please state the number of disabled employees in operational roles, control and non-operational/corporate service roles currently, 1 year ago and 5 years ago. 4. Which disability related data does your Service/Brigade collect from your employees? 5. Does your Service/Brigade collect any other categories or terminology used for disability and/or long-term health condition? 6. What is the disclosure rate (%) of your workforce concerning disability and/or health condition (including ‘no disability’) 7. In the box below, please describe your Service/Brigade experiences of collecting employee personal data relating to disability and/or long terms health conditions. 8. How successful is your Service/Brigade in attracting and recruiting disabled people across all roles? 9. Does your Service/Brigade monitor the total numbers of applicants that are successful and unsuccessful in the recruitment process during 2024/25? If so, please provide the relevant data below: 10. Does your Service/Brigade monitor the numbers of disabled applicants that are successful and unsuccessful in the recruitment process during 2024/25? If so, please provide the relevant data below: 11. Has your Service/Brigade used positive action in the past year? 12. Does your Service/Brigade target disabled people as part of your positive action? 13. If your Service/Brigade target disabled people through positive action, please provide any information that explains the interventions used and the impact (positive and negative) of these interventions. 14. Please describe the triggers (or drivers) that prompt your service to organise targeted recruitment and position action to attract more disabled applicants. 15. Please can you describe any position action activities you have organised and its impact on disabled people (Positive or Negative) 16. Does your Service/Brigade participate in the governments ‘Disability Confident’ scheme? 17. Does your Service/Brigade participate in any other disability related accreditations or benchmarking that helps promote inclusive recruitment and retention practices for disabled people? 18. Does your Service/Brigade using buddying schemes or mentoring to support disabled people during the application and recruitment process? 19. Please use this space to provide an additional information
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