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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
REQUEST NUMBER: F-2009- 02896
REQUEST DETAILS:
In the last 5 years, how many warrants for arrest have been
issued for an individual who has broken their probation licence
conditions?
Out of this figure, how many were considered high priority,
and/or considered to pose a risk of harm to others?
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?
Out of the warrants consider high priority, as stated in the
answer to (2), how many of those individuals have been re-arrested?
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?
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?
Referring to the individuals stated in answer in question (5),
what crimes have they committed while a warrant for their arrest
was active?
Referring to the individuals stated in answer in question (6),
what crimes have they committed while a warrant for their arrest
was active?
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 and last offence for which they received a custodial
sentence.
RESPONSE:
It is estimated that to attempt to retrieve any of the information requested would take a considerable amount of retrieval time, which would exceed 18 hours. We would be required to manually trawl through each warrant administered by the Force for the five-year period covered by the request. Given the volume of warrants involved this would exceed the appropriate limit for dealing with Freedom of Information requests, in terms of costs and therefore Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 applies.
Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 states that a Public Authority is not obliged to: “…comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit.” The Freedom of Information (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations, defines the `appropriate limit' for the Suffolk Constabulary as £450 and specifies that this sum equates to 18 hours work at a standard rate of £25 per hour.
In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter serves as a refusal notice for this part of your request.
By requesting all information your request is too broad to be complied with within the £450 limit imposed on Freedom of Information requests. Should you wish Suffolk Constabulary to conduct a more limited search for the above information, please specifically describe the information you would like us to search for.
Under section 16 of the FoI Act, we have a duty to assist the requester and therefore I can advise that the National Offender Management Unit (NOMU) within the Ministry of Justice holds this information in a retrievable format.
You can submit your request to them using the following email address:
The Suffolk Constabulary in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright owner's written permission to reproduce any part of the attached information should be addressed to the Information Compliance Manager, Suffolk Constabulary Headquarters, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, IP5 3QS.
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