Police working hours (FOI)

Request

Please confirm how many Police officers are currently working family friendly hours due to health, family or contractual issues?

Response

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, both police officer and police staff numbers are affected by the need to protect those with underlying medical conditions and help those with children and family members who require extra care.

As a result, a number of officers and police staff are working from home. Police officer hours are constantly under review to ensure maximum efficiency and continued delivery of service to the public.

Actual numbers will not be released as to do so may compromise the prevention and detection of crime in Jersey.

Whilst the public may be interested in the actual numbers, it is not in the public interest for those who would wish to profit from the situation by criminal deeds, by taking advantage of reduced officer numbers in certain areas of police activity.

The request is declined.

Should the information be required for court or industrial tribunal purposes, a court order should be obtained.

Article applied

Article 42 Law enforcement

Information is qualified exempt information if its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice –

(a) the prevention, detection or investigation of crime, whether in Jersey or elsewhere;

(b) the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, whether in respect of offences committed in Jersey or elsewhere;