FOI 1280-2025/26- Catering of misconduct hearings
Request:
I would like to request the following information relating to the catering of misconduct hearings:
- Any documents which outline your policy for catering police misconduct hearings.
- How much money was spent on catering misconduct hearings for the years of 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022?
- An example of what food was ordered for a misconduct hearing from each aforementioned year.
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. No information held
Q2. £109.93 in the financial year 2025/26, £115.66 in the financial year 2024/25, £31.90 in the financial year 2023/24.
*Please note due to recording methods information is not available for part of the financial year 2023/24 and for earlier years. This is reflected in the lower spend shown for 2023/24.
Q3. The practice is that the members of the panel are offered a supermarket meal deal, some occasions this offer is taken up, but others they will all provide their own food.
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 this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.