Dear Sir or Madam,

Could you please inform me of

[1a] the total number of homophobic hate crimes reported to you in
the last year

[b] the last three years

[2a] the total number of those hate crimes that were reported to
the Crown Prosecution Service in the last year

[b] the last three years.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Nick Henderson

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27 October 2008

Dear Mr Henderson,

FREEDOM of INFORMATION ACT 2000

Thank you for your request for information, received at this office on 27
October 2008, in which you requested details of the following:

1) The total number of homophobic hate crimes reported to you in the last
year and the last three years.
2) The total number of those hate crimes that were reported to the Crown
Prosecution Service in the last year and the last three years.

Your request will now be considered and 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 Suffolk Constabulary may be unable to achieve
this deadline. If this is likely you will be informed and given a revised
time-scale 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 a 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.

We anticipate being able to provide you with information that you have
requested by 24 November 2008.

Should you need to discuss this further please contact the Freedom of
Information Team, on 01473 613919.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Suffolk Constabulary.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Gemma Haddock
FOI Co-ordinator

Elaine Fisk
FOI Assistant
Information Compliance Section
Suffolk Constabulary
01473 613919

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24 November 2008

Dear Mr Henderson,

Thank you for your request for information dated 25 October 2008
concerning the total number of homophobic hate crimes reported to you in
the last year and the last three years.

This is to inform you that all information relating to your request has
been considered and my response is attached. This request is now complete
and shall be closed immediately.

Should any further information be requested regarding this topic, a
separate request will need to be submitted.

Should you need to discuss this further please contact me, on 01473
613919.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Suffolk Constabulary.

Yours sincerely,

Gemma Haddock
FOI Co-ordinator
Suffolk Constabulary
01473 613919
[email address]

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