Force publications
Equality Publications
GMP, in common with most other public bodies in the UK, must publish information to show how we comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010. This new duty has effect from 31st January 2012. You can find out more information about the Act and the Duty at the website of the Government Equalities Office.
In advance of this duty coming into effect GMP reviewed what information we hold that demonstrates the incorporation of due regard to the Public Sector Equality Duty into our work. We have published the information on this page of our website.
In considering what information we publish we have thought about what information people might be interested in, what information other police services and other public sector bodies publish and the guidance published by the Government Equalities Office. In due course the Equality and Human Rights Commission intends to publish a Statutory Code of Practice which will tell public bodies what sort of information they should publish – we will review the information we publish in light of the Code of Practice once it is confirmed.
To coincide with the start of the new Duty to Publish Information relating to equality we are publishing on this page information relating the staff that work for GMP, the policies of GMP and the performance information held by GMP. From the next financial year (starting 1st April 2012) onwards, we intend to update this page with new information (particularly performance and employment data) as it becomes available. From April / May 2012 onwards we will update this information monthly, quarterly or annually depending on the type of information.
GMP is committed to positively responding to the new Duty and whilst we have given thought to what people might want us to publish, we would welcome suggestions from the communities of Greater Manchester regarding what more information we should publish here. If you have any suggestions for future publication please e-mail us at diversity@gmp.pnn.police.uk. The commitment we are making to positively respond to the new equality duty does not affect our other duties, such as the access to information provided by the Freedom of Information Act – you can find out more about this here.
Employees
The duty to publish equality related information requires public sector bodies with more than 150 employees to publish information about their staff. The most recent demographic information regarding the staff of Greater Manchester Police is attached to the right of this page under Related Information. We will update this information quarterly.
Policies
We have reviewed the policies of GMP and considered which of those relate to our compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty. This page contains copies of GMP policies that demonstrate our due regard to equality. We will review the policies we publish at least annually.
Performance Data
Attached to the right of this page under Related Information is the latest performance data relating to GMP on equality related subjects. This data relates to the period between 1st April 2009 and 31st March 2011 – these are the most recent whole financial year data sets. The data relating to 1st April 2011 and 31st March 2012 will be published on this page when it becomes available; from this point onwards GMP intends to publish such data on a monthly basis.
Previous Diversity Monitoring Data
Whilst the Duty to Publish Information has effect from 31st January 2012, GMP has routinely published a range of information for a number of years. The force’s Diversity Monitoring Reports between April 2001 and March 2009 are available below.
Other Sources of Information
GMP supplies information to national bodies in relation to our performance on equality related issues. As these bodies also collect information from other police services and publish the information in one place this allows comparison between different police services.
- The Ministry of Justice publishes information relating to Race and the Criminal Justice System and Women and the Criminal Justice System
- The Association of Chief Police Officers publishes information relating to Hate Crime
Further Information
If you would like further information about GMP’s work in relation to the Public Sector Equality Duty please contact the force Equality Team at diversity@gmp.pnn.police.uk
