Hampshire Constabulary
Chief Constable Alex Marshall
Police
Headquarters
Alexander Plough
West Hill
request-14475-
Romsey Road
[email address]
Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 5DB
Telephone: 0845 045 45 45
Our ref: HC/02309/09
Direct dial: 01962 814757
Your ref:
Fax No: 01962 871204
Deaf/speech impaired minicom: 01962 875000
Email: [Hampshire Police request email]
July 10, 2009
Dear Mr Plough
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HC/02309/09
Your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act was received by the
Information Compliance Unit at Hampshire Constabulary on 10th July 2009; I note you seek
access to the following information:
1. In the last 5 years, how many warrants for arrest have been issued for an
individual who has broken their probation licence conditions?
2. Out of this figure, how many were considered high priority, and/or considered
to pose a risk of harm to others?
3. Out of the total number of warrants issued per year, as stated in answer to (1),
how many of those individuals have been re-arrested?
4. Out of the warrants consider high priority, as stated in the answer to (2), how
many of those individuals have been re-arrested?
5. Out of the total number of warrants issued, as stated in the answer to (1), how
many of those individuals have re-offended while a warrant for their arrest was
active?
6. Out of the total number of warrants issued, as stated in the answer to (2), how
many of those individuals have re-offended while a warrant for their arrest was
active?
7. Referring to the individuals stated in answer in question (5), what crimes have
they committed while a warrant for their arrest was active?
8. Referring to the individuals stated in answer in question (6), what crimes have
they committed while a warrant for their arrest was active?
9. Please provide the following information about any individual who is the
subject of a warrant for arrest for breaking their probation licence conditions,
but who has not as yet been re-arrested:
• Names
• ages
• Last offence for which they received a custodial sentence.
www.hampshire.police.uk
Hampshire Constabulary
Chief Constable Alex Marshall
Your request will now be considered in accordance with the legislation and you will receive
a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days, subject to the provisions of the
Act. In the unlikely event that Hampshire Constabulary is unable to meet the 20 working
day deadline, you will be informed as soon as possible and given a revised time-scale for
response.
Please note that the Freedom of Information Act relates only to information that is held or
recorded by a public authority. There is no requirement on the part of a public authority to
create new information to respond to a Freedom of Information request.
To be accepted, any clarification(s) to your request must be submitted in writing directly to
the FOI Team at Hampshire Constabulary.
If your request requires either full or partial transference to another public authority, you will
be informed.
Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact Becky
Hill on telephone number 01962 814757 quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Becky Hill
Freedom of Information Decision-Maker
www.hampshire.police.uk