West Midlands Police
Freedom
of
Information
Request reference: 3111/09
1: The total number of Section 44 stop and searches performed in the West
Midlands area.
00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 Total
0 0 0
155
0
0
0
332
0
487
Further information can be found at:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/arrestsfornotibleoffences.htm
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/hosb0709.pdf
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/stats-release.html - RDS
2: Of these, how many were performed because the subject was using
photographic equipment (ie camera, tripod etc.).
This information is not centrally recorded. The reasons/ground recorded for the stop
search on our database do not specify photographic equipment. Therefore the only
way to locate and extract any relevant information would be to examine each
individual case. Please note that researching each individual case in this way would
exceed the appropriate limit (FOIA, s.12 (1)). This means that the cost of compliance
with your request is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond,
i.e. the cost of confirming or denying that the information is held
would exceed the
appropriate costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000.
For West Midlands Police, the appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the
Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004, S.I. 3244. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000, this letter acts as a refusal notice.
3: How many of all West Midlands Section 44 stop and searches have resulted
in charges being filed.
This information is not centrally recorded. Therefore the only way to locate and
extract the information would be to examine each individual case. Please note that
researching each individual case in this way would exceed the appropriate limit
(FOIA, s.12 (1)). This means that the cost of compliance with your request is above
the amount to which we are legally required to respond, i.e. the cost of confirming or
denying that the information is held
would exceed the appropriate costs limit
under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000. For West Midlands
Police, the appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the Freedom of
Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004, S.I.
3244. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a
refusal notice.
4: How many of all West Midlands Section 44 stop and searches have resulted
in charges being filed where the subject was initially stopped for using
photographic equipment?
This information is not centrally recorded. Therefore the only way to locate and
extract the information would be to examine each individual case. Please note that
West Midlands Police 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
Force Solicitor, West Midlands Police Headquarters, Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4
6NQ.
18/01/10
Ref:
3111/09
West Midlands Police
Freedom
of
Information
researching each individual case in this way would exceed the appropriate limit
(FOIA, s.12 (1)). This means that the cost of compliance with your request is above
the amount to which we are legally required to respond, i.e. the cost of confirming or
denying that the information is held
would exceed the appropriate costs limit
under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000. For West Midlands
Police, the appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the Freedom of
Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004, S.I.
3244. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a
refusal notice.
5: Please provide a breakdown of what initiates the searches. Such as a call
from security guards, calls from members of the general public or direct
observation by an officer. Could this be split by photography and non
photography related searches?
This information is not centrally recorded. Therefore the only way to locate and
extract any relevant information would be to examine each individual case. Please
note that researching each individual case in this way would exceed the appropriate
limit (FOIA, s.12 (1)). This means that the cost of compliance with your request is
above the amount to which we are legally required to respond, i.e. the cost of
confirming or denying that the information is held
would exceed the appropriate
costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000. For West
Midlands Police, the appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the Freedom of
Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004, S.I.
3244. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter acts as a
refusal notice.
Ideally all figures would be split by month, year, rough location of search (ie
'Birmingham City Centre') and whether the search was performed by a Police
Officer or by a Police Community Support Officer.
The majority of this information is not centrally recorded. Therefore the only way to
locate and extract any relevant information would be to examine each individual
case. Please note that researching each individual case in this way would exceed
the appropriate limit (FOIA, s.12 (1)). This means that the cost of compliance with
your request is above the amount to which we are legally required to respond, i.e.
the cost of confirming or denying that the information is held
would exceed the
appropriate costs limit under section 12 of the Freedom of information Act 2000.
For West Midlands Police, the appropriate limit is set at £450, as prescribed by the
Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees)
Regulations 2004, S.I. 3244. In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act
2000, this letter acts as a refusal notice.
The location of the search is exempt by Virtue of Section 24, Section 30 and Section
31 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please sees covering email and separately
attached Public Interest Test.
West Midlands Police 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
Force Solicitor, West Midlands Police Headquarters, Lloyd House, Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4
6NQ.
18/01/10
Ref:
3111/09
