- Request
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Name of Service / Brigade
Name of person responding
Role of person responding
Email address of person responding
1. Please state how many people your Service/Brigade employ at the end of each financial year?
Please complete the boxes provided below:
(1a) At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
(1b) At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
(1c) At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
2. How many disabled employees did your Service/Brigade employ at the end of each financial year?
Please complete the boxes provided below:
(2a) At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
(2b) At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
(2c) At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
3. Using the table below, can you please state the number of disabled employees in operational roles, control and non-operational/corporate service roles currently, 1 year ago and 5 years ago.
At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
Number of disabled employees in operational roles
Number of disabled employees in control
Number of disabled employees in non-operational/corporate service roles
Total Number of Disabled Employees
4. Which disability related data does your Service/Brigade collect from your employees?
Using the options below, please tick the most appropriate answer
Yes, we collect No, we don't collect
4a) Disability / Long Term Health Condition (with descriptors and indicators).
4b) Physical Disabilities (Impairments affecting mobility, dexterity, or physical function. This includes conditions like arthritis, orthopaedic limitations, and chronic pain).
4c) Sensory Disabilities (Conditions that affect the senses. Examples include visual impairments (blindness, low vision) and hearing impairments (deafness, hard of hearing).
4d) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Conditions that affect intellectual functioning, learning, and development. This includes intellectual disability, Down syndrome, and developmental disorders).
4e) Learning Disabilities (Disorders that affect specific cognitive skills, such as reading, writing, and math. Examples include dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia).
4f) Mental Health Conditions (Mental illnesses that affect a person's thinking, mood, or behaviour. Examples include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia).
4g) Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Conditions that affect brain development, such as autism spectrum disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)).
4h) Chronic Illnesses and Medical Conditions (Long-term health conditions that can impact daily life. Examples include diabetes, heart disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and chronic fatigue syndrome).
5. Does your Service/Brigade collect any other categories or terminology used for disability and/or long-term health condition?
If so, please describe in this box…
6. What is the disclosure rate (%) of your workforce concerning disability and/or health condition (including 'no disability')
Please note, 'No disability' is still disclosure, unlike 'prefer not to say' or when an employee leaves the question blank which is non-disclosure.
7. In the box below, please describe your Service/Brigade experiences of collecting employee personal data relating to disability and/or long terms health conditions.
8. How successful is your Service/Brigade in attracting and recruiting disabled people across all roles?
In the box below, please describe your experiences in the past 5 years.
9. Does your Service/Brigade monitor the total numbers of applicants that are successful and unsuccessful in the recruitment process during 2024/25?
If so, please provide the relevant data below:
Number of successful applicants for operational roles
Number of unsuccessful applicants for operational roles
Number of successful applicants for control roles
Number of unsuccessful applicants for control roles
Number of successful applicants for non- operational/ corporate service roles
Number of unsuccessful applicants for non- operational/ corporate service roles
10. Does your Service/Brigade monitor the numbers of disabled applicants that are successful and unsuccessful in the recruitment process during 2024/25?
Number of successful disabled applicants for operational roles
Number of unsuccessful disabled applicants for operational roles
Number of successful disabled applicants for control roles
Number of unsuccessful disabled applicants for control roles
Number of successful disabled applicants for non- operational/ corporate service roles
Number of unsuccessful disabled applicants for non- operational/ corporate service roles
If so, please provide the relevant data below:
11. Has your Service/Brigade used positive action in the past year?
Please tick appropriate answer
Yes, we use positive action all the time (On a monthly basis)
Yes, we use positive action occasionally (Every 3 months)
Yes, but we use positive action rarely (Once or twice over the year)
No, we haven't used positive action in the past 1-2 year
No, we haven't used positive action in the past 2-5 years
No, we have never used positive action
12. Does your Service/Brigade target disabled people as part of your positive action?
Please tick the most appropriate answer
Yes, all the time (On a monthly basis)
Yes, occasionally (Every 3 months)
Yes, but rarely (Once or twice over the year)
No, we haven't targeted disabled people in the past 1-2 year
No, we haven't targeted disabled people in the past 2-5 years
No, we have never targeted disabled people
13. If your Service/Brigade target disabled people through positive action, please provide any information that explains the interventions used and the impact (positive and negative) of these interventions.
14. Please describe the triggers (or drivers) that prompt your service to organise targeted recruitment and position action to attract more disabled applicants.
15. Please can you describe any position action activities you have organised and its impact on disabled people (Positive or Negative)
Please list any examples, scenarios and experiences
16. Does your Service/Brigade participate in the governments 'Disability Confident' scheme?
Please tick the relevant box below:
Yes, we are currently holding Disability Confident Leaders status (Level 3)
Yes, we are currently holding Disability Confident Leaders status (Level 2)
Yes, we are currently holding Disability Confident Leaders status (Level 1)
No, we are not currently participating in the Disability Confident Scheme
17. Does your Service/Brigade participate in any other disability related accreditations or benchmarking that helps promote inclusive recruitment and retention practices for disabled people?
Please circle (or highlight) relevant answer: Yes No
If you answer yes, please describe which accreditations or memberships you have participated in, and what have been the main outcomes (i.e. the impact).
18. Does your Service/Brigade using buddying schemes or mentoring to support disabled people during the application and recruitment process?
Please circle (or highlight) relevant answer: Yes No
If you answer yes, please describe which accreditations or memberships you have participated in, and what have been the main outcomes (i.e. the impact).
19. Please use this space to provide an additional information
- Decision
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Name of Service / Brigade – Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue
Name of person responding – Clara Finley/Beth Kidd
Role of person responding - Integrated Risk Information Officer/Talent and Resourcing Lead
Email address of person responding - Clara.finley@lincolnshire.gov.uk /Beth.Kidd@lincolnshire.gov.uk
1.
At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
715 active contracts (held by 637 distinct people)
697 active contracts (held by 627 distinct people)
725 active contracts (held by 651 distinct people)
2.
At the end of 2024/25, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2023/24, how many people did your service employ?
At the end of 2019/20, how many people did your service employ?
22 active contracts (19 distinct people)
20 active contracts (19 distinct people)
18 active contracts (15 distinct people)
3.
4.
Disability / Long Term Health Condition (with descriptors and indicators).
Yes, we collect
No, we don’t collect
Physical Disabilities (Impairments affecting mobility, dexterity, or physical function. This includes conditions like arthritis, orthopaedic limitations, and chronic pain).
x
Sensory Disabilities (Conditions that affect the senses. Examples include visual impairments (blindness, low vision) and hearing impairments (deafness, hard of hearing).
x
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Conditions that affect intellectual functioning, learning, and development. This includes intellectual disability, Down syndrome, and developmental disorders).
x
Learning Disabilities (Disorders that affect specific cognitive skills, such as reading, writing, and math. Examples include dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia).
x
Mental Health Conditions (Mental illnesses that affect a person's thinking, mood, or behaviour. Examples include depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia).
x
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Conditions that affect brain development, such as autism spectrum disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)).
x
Chronic Illnesses and Medical Conditions (Long-term health conditions that can impact daily life. Examples include diabetes, heart disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and chronic fatigue syndrome).
x
5. We have a binary ‘Reg_Disabled’ field which indicates any disability, but doesn’t distinguish between them. We also have a column for ‘neurodiverse’, and for ‘dyslexia’, but don’t currently have fine grained dropdowns to distinguish between the categories above, which is why I have indicated that we don’t comprehensively collect them.
6. 53.29% as of end of February 2026.
7. Data is collected at point of employment & employees can amend personal data during employment.
8. This question is not covered by the FOI process as it is not asking for factual data.
9.
2024
2025
On-Call
41
47
Grey Book (inc Control)
11
8
Green
28
3
10. We do not store this data.
11. Yes, occasionally.
12. Yes, but rarely.
13. Piloted a placement with choices college, supporting people with additional needs gain workplace skills and experience.
14. Target the widest possible talent pool.
15. Same as question 13.
16. No.
17. No.
18. No.
19. We are a disability confident employer.
- Reference number
- 15833593
- Date request received
- 12 March 2026
- Date of decision
- 17 April 2026