Independent Adjudicator
Our Ref: NY09527
Date: 17 April 2025
Freedom of Information request reference number: NY09527
I write in connection with your request for information that was received by the Policing, Fire and Crime Team (PFC) of the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority on 19th March 2025.
Question/ Request:
Q1) How many independent adjudicators are there?
Q2) What salary is paid to an Independent Adjudicator?
Q3) Is this a full-time role?
Q4) What competence is required for this role?
Q5) How many police complaints have been received for:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Q6) How many have resulted in review requests for:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Q7) How long have these reviews taken to process for:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Q8) What are the outcomes of reviews?
Please group as appropriate for;
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Answer/ Response:
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within the PFC.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by the PFC.
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Q1) How many independent adjudicators are there?
One Independent Adjudicator
Q2) What salary is paid to an Independent Adjudicator?
This is not a salaried role
Q3) Is this a full-time role?
N/A given this is not a salaried role
Q4) What competence is required for this role?
Please see attached below the job advert and role description for this role from 2020.
Q5) How many police complaints have been received for:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
This information is publicly available at the IOPC: North Yorkshire Police | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
Q6) How many have resulted in review requests for:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
NB: Statistics are calculated April – March
- 2021 – 2022 – 64
- 2022 – 2023 – 60
- 2023 – 2024 – 56 (including 7 for March 2024 as the statistics in the table below (Q8) are only calculated up to and including February 2024 – the total of 56 includes the 7 for March)
Q7) How long have these reviews taken to process for:
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Each review is undertaken on a case by case basis (some may be far more complex than others which will result in a longer timeframe for review completion) and therefore it is not possible to provide this information specifically
Q8) What are the outcomes of reviews?
Please group as appropriate for;
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
Review Outcomes data from March 2021 – Feb 2024:
| Upheld | Part Upheld | R&P Handling | Withdrawn / Not Valid / Change of RRB | Total | |
| PSD | 9 (10%) | 14 (15%) | 48 (52%) | 21 (23%) | 92 (53%) |
| Local Command | 31 (38%) | 16 (19%) | 28 (34%) | 6 (9%) | 81 (47%) |
| Total | 40 (23%) | 30 (17%) | 76 (44%) | 27 (16%) | 173 |
Data is taken from Customer Service Team data
Attachments:
NYOPFCC Independent Adjudicator Advert 2020
Independent Adjudicator Police Job Description 2020
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that the PFC’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.