Assaults against police officers

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Dear Mr Sloan,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Acknowledgment

Thank you for your request for information received on 16th February,
2010, and is being dealt with this in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Your request has been given the unique
Reference Number : 1443 and this should be quoted on all correspondence.

Under the terms of the Act, we have a statutory obligation to respond
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of Department, Professional Standards Department, Central Scotland Police,
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Ilene

Freedom of Information Officer

Central Scotland Police
Police Headquarters

Tel: 01786 456000
Fax: 01786 456388
Email: [4][Central Scotland Police request email]

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Dear Mr Sloan,

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Thank you for your request for information received on 16th February,
2010, I have dealt with this in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and respond to your request as follows :

Your Request(s) :

I am conducting some research into assaults on police officers and I
am looking for some information with regards to this. I was wondering if
you could provide details of the following:

(1) the number of incidents as a force you have recorded where
an Police Officer has been assaulted in the line of duty
(2) the number of these incidents the force have issued
alternative methods of justice (e.g. Fixed Penalty Notice)
(3) the number of these incidents the force have reported to
the procurator fiscal

It would be most helpful if you could provide information in relation
to incidents treated as assaults at common law and also in terms of Police
(Scotland Act 1967, s. 41(1)(a)

All the above information would be for the last complete 12
month period that you have information available for.

Response(s) :

There is no fixed penalty ticket available to the Scottish Police for
either the common law offence of Assault or the Statutory offence of
Police (Scotland Act 1967, s. 41(1)(a). Part 1, Section 17, 1 (b) of the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 requires Central Scotland
Police to advise you that we do not hold the information you have
requested. However, by way of assistance I can advise that I have
responded to a similar request for Question 1 (only) in relation to the
number of assaults in the line of duty and lease find the attached
spreadsheet containing the information requested.

You should be aware that Central Scotland Police hold the Copyright for
the material provided and it may not be reproduced in any format or media
without acquiring specific permission. This will also be subject to the
material not being used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context.
The source of the material must then be acknowledged as Central Scotland
Police, and the title of the document must be included when being
reproduced as part of another publication or service.

Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide
crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set
nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not
generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data.
It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your
questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other
response you may receive.

If you require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me on
01786 456000 or Email: [1][email address] . However, if
you are not satisfied with the way in which your request has been handled,
you are entitled, in the first instance, to request a Review of the
decisions made. Should you wish to request a Review, please write to Chief
Inspector A McLeod, Head of Department, Professional Standards Department,
Central Scotland Police, Police Headquarters, Randolphfield, Stirling FK8
2HD within 40 working days of receiving this correspondence.

If, after receiving a response, you remain dissatisfied, you have six
months within which you may Appeal to the Scottish Information
Commissioner who can be contacted at Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St
Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. Phone: 01334 464610 Fax: 01334 464611 or Email
[2][email address] .

Yours sincerely

Kind regards
Ilene

Freedom of Information Officer
Central Scotland Police
Police Headquarters
Randolphfield
Stirling FK8 2HD

Tel: 01786 456000
Fax: 01786 456388
Email: [3][Central Scotland Police request email]

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