11 February 2014 – FOI Response: 911.2013-14 – Freedom of information request

Request

1. Number of Car Parking Spaces allocated to the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner?
2. Number of dedicated Disabled Car Parking Spaces allocated to the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner?
3. Whether the number of, and design of dedicated Disabled Car Parking Spaces allocated to the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner complies with the Department for Transport ‘Inclusive Mobility’ guidance in regards to work premises(available from the .gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inclusive-mobility)?
4. Who is responsible for the ‘policing’ of any Disabled Car Parking Spaces allocated to the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner in order to prevent/deter abuse of the dedicated Disabled Car Parking Spaces by able bodied motorists, delivery drivers etc, thus ensuring the spaces remain free for disabled motorists use?
5. Whether all the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner are fully accessible to disabled people in wheelchairs?
6. The arrangement(s) for the safe evacuation of any disabled people in wheelchairs from any floor(s) above ground floor level in the event of a fire or any other emergency within the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner?
7. The date of the last fire evacuation drill at the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner and how often such drills are held?
8. The number of qualified ‘first aiders’ holding a current First Aid Certificate employed within the office(s) of the North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner?
9. Whether or not the North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner is a signatory to the North Yorkshire Armed Forces Community Covenant?. If not, why not?

Response

Extent and Result of Searches

Searches were carried out within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC). The information you have requested is held by the Commissioner.

Decision

Question 1

The car park is shared with the other occupants of the building, but there are 7 car parking spaces allocated specifically to the OPCC.

Questions 2 & 3

The OPCC has access to a disabled car parking space although it is not specifically reserved for the exclusive use of the OPCC. As the space is not solely for the use of the OPCC, there is no recorded information held by the OPCC as to whether the space is compliant with the “Inclusive Mobility” guidance referred to in your request.

Question 4

All occupants of the shared building have a duty to make sure that the use of the disabled space is not abused.

Question 5

The ground floor is accessible to disabled people in wheelchairs, the upper floor is accessible by a lift. The upper floor is currently not in use and further measures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of disabled persons once this floor is occupied.

Question 6

Arrangements for the safe evacuation of any disabled people in wheelchairs will be addressed as per the fire risk assessment for the building and the Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans identified once this floor is occupied.

Question 7

The most recent fire evacuation drill was on the 19th February 2014. Fire drills will be undertaken every six months in accordance with policy and fire risk assessment.

Question 8

There is one trained First Aider within the OPCC.

Question 9

The Commissioner is not a signatory to the North Yorkshire Armed Forces Community Covenant and therefore there is no recorded information held in respect of this request.

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of complaint.