FOI/107-Equality and Diversity
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the People Services Department of Northumbria Police. We can confirm that the information you have requested is held in part by Northumbria Police.
We are able to disclose the located information to you as follows.
You asked:
1. How many equality and diversity posts, uniformed and non-uniformed, are employed in your force?
Uniformed x 1
Non-Uniformed x 5
2. What is the cost of such posts and any necessary direct admin support? Please provide the information for each calendar year since 2021 as well as 2025 to date.
| Financial Year | Total Salary Cost Plus Oncosts £ |
| 2020/21 | 78,350 |
| 2021/22 | 216,144 |
| 2022/23 | 318,859 |
| 2023/24 | 342,569 |
| 2024/25 | 355,713 |
3. How many of these posts are filled by ethnic minority applicants?
1.
4. What is the number and cost of external training bodies and courses for equality and diversity training? Please provide the information for each calendar year since 2021 as well as 2025 to date.
| Financial Year | No Of Courses | Cost £ |
| 2020/21 | No information held. | |
| 2021/22 | ||
| 2022/23 | 6 | 4,093 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 10,251 |
| 2024/25 | 0 | 0 |