Miss Lisa Oliver

Information Services Officer

Information Governance Unit

HQ, Woburn Road

Kempston, Bedford, MK43 9AX

Tel 01234 842355

Fax 01234 842133

Email [email address]

Our Ref: LNO/200 02 March 2009

Mr Dewsbury

[email address]

Dear Mr Dewsbury,

REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Reference No F-2009-00200

I write in connection with your request for information received on 25^th February 2009. I note you seek access to the following information:

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb

crawling by Bedfordshire police in each month of 2008.

2) Of those arrested in each month the number who were

a) released without charge

b) cautioned

c) charged

d) fined

e) If none of the above can be applied to each arrest I would like

to know how the crime was dealt with.

4) I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to

the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act.) You will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Act, subject to the information not being exempt or containing a reference to a third party. In some circumstances Bedfordshire Police may be unable to achieve this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised timescale at the earliest opportunity.

There may be a fee payable for the retrieval, collation and provision of the information you request. If this is the case you will be informed and the 20 working day timescale will be suspended until we receive payment from you. If you chose not to make payment then your request will remain unanswered.

Some requests may also require either full or partial transference to another public authority in order to answer your query in the fullest possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Bedfordshire Police. Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact me quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Lisa Oliver

Information Services Officer