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Norfolk Constabulary 
M
  r R. Dewsbury 
Freedom of Information Department 
Jubilee House 
r
 [email address] 
Falconers Chase 
 
Wymondham 
 
Norfolk  NR18 0WW 
 
 
Tel:   01953 42 4487 
 
Fax:  01953 42 4080 
 
Email: [Norfolk Constabulary request email] 
 
www.norfolk.police.uk 
Non-Emergency Tel: 0845 456 4567 
 
Date: 19th of May 2009 
 
 
Dear Mr Dewsbury 
 
Freedom of Information Request Reference No
Freedom of Information Request Reference N : FOI 225
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/09 
 
I write in connection wit
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Norfolk Constabulary on the 
20th
20  of April 2009, in which you sought access to
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 the followin
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 the followin
 
1.  How many p
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eople were arrested for soliciting pro
eople were arrested for 
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soliciting pro titutes or kerb crawling
titutes or 
 by Norfolk 
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Constabulary in each month of 2008
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2.  Of those arrested in each month the nu
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 were a) released without charge b) 
 were a) released withou
cautioned c) charged d) 
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fined e) If no
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applied to e
would 
ach arrest I 
like to know how the crime was dealt with. 
 
Extent of Searches to Locate Information:
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To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were conducted within the Corporate 
Data Department of the Norfolk Constabulary. 
 
Result of the Searches to Locate Information Relevant to your Request. 
 
The Following information relevant to your request has been retrieved from the Norfolk 
Constabulary’s custody database. 
 
Offence Title 
Date 
Disposal 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
February 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
February 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
March 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
March 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
March 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
 
 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
March 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
April 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Solicit a person or persons from a 
April 2008 
Cautioned 
vehicle for the purposes of prostitution 
Soliciting / importuning by man in 
February 2008 
Fixed Penalty Notice Issue 
public place 
 
Further information on how the Norfolk Constabulary deals with this type of offending can be found 
on the Norfolk Constabulary web-site via the following web-link: 
http://www.norfolk.police.uk/article.cfm?artID=11066&catID=638&bctrail=0#articles
 
 
I would like to thank you for your interest in the Norfolk Constabulary, and I can confirm that a copy 
of this response will be published in the “Disclosure Log” section of the Norfolk Constabulary’s 
web-site under the category “Crime Related Statistics”.  You can access the disclosure log via the 
following web-link: 
http://www.norfolk.police.uk/foi_disclosurelog.cfm?bctrail=0,540
 
 
Should you have any further queries concerning this request, please contact me quoting the 
reference number shown above. 
 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
 
 
Richard Kindleysides 
Freedom of Information Department 
 
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http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
 
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Freedom of Information Decision Maker 
Professional Standards Department 
Norfolk Constabulary 
Operations and Communications Centre 
Jubilee House 
Falconers Chase 
Wymondham 
Norfolk NR18 0WW 
 
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2 months. 
 
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