Please provide copies of policies for 2024 and 2025 as detailed below.
HSA Policies
HSA01 Accident Information HSA02 Agency and Temp Workers HSA05 Auditing and Monitoring
HSA06 Caretaking and Cleaning Safety
HSA07 Construction, Design and Management
HSA08 Consultation and Communication
HSA09 Contractors – selection and control of
HSA11 Design and Technology
HSA15 Educational Visits
HSA17 Emergencies
HSA19 First Aid
HSA21 Grounds Maintenance Safety
HSA23 Health issues for young service users
HSA24 Health issues for staff
HSA33 Mobile phones
HSA37 Noise
HSA39 Organising major events
HSA42 Physical education
HSA43 Playground Safety
HSA44 Premises Management
HSA47 Risk Assessment
HSA51 Slips and Trips
HSA55 Training
HSA56 Transport
HSA58 Work Equipment
HSA60 Working at Height
HS Policies
HS01 Accident Information
HS02 Agency and Temp Workers
HS05 Auditing and Monitoring
HS06 Caretaking and Cleaning Safety
HS07 Construction, Design and Management
HS08 Consultation and Communication
HS09 Contractors – selection and control of
HS11 Design and Technology
HS15 Educational Visits
HS17 Emergencies
HS19 First Aid
HS21 Grounds Maintenance Safety
HS23 Health issues for young service users
HS24 Health issues for staff
HS33 Mobile phones
HS37 Noise
HS39 Organising major events
HS42 Physical education
HS43 Playground Safety
HS44 Premises Management
HS47 Risk Assessment HS51 Slips and Trips HS55 Training
HS56 Transport
HS58 Work Equipment
HS60 Working at Height
Devon County Council considers the requested information to be exempt from disclosure under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Commercial Interests).
Devon County Council can confirm the information relating to Human Resources policies is held; however, their disclosure would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of the Council.
This is because the Council operates a commercial service to many schools to purchase human resources policies. Disclosure of the policies into the public domain would mean likelihood of harm to this intellectual property of the Council. The Council may see a reduction in requests for this paid for services if the policies are already freely available in the public domain. This could result in a loss of income to the Council.
The Council has considered the public interest in releasing this information and recognises there is a public interest in openness and transparency regarding how the Council operates.
However, there is a stronger public interest in ensuring the Council is able to retain the confidentiality of the intellectual property that is offered as a paid for service and are able to continue to charge schools for this service as required, protecting the commercial income of the Council.
Therefore, the balance of public interest weighs in favour of withholding this information from disclosure.