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Dear Mr Dewsbury

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/09/102

I write in connection with your request for information dated 25th February 2009, which was received by the Information Access Office on 25th February 2009. I note that you seek access to the following information:

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb crawling by City of London 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.
3) 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 be considered in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 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 we 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.

We normally provide information free of charge but there may be occasions when it would be appropriate to charge a fee where our costs are excessive. In such cases we will advice you prior to processing your request.

In some cases it may be necessary to transfer your request either in full or in part to another public authority in order to answer you request as comprehensively as possible. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.

Should you have any further questions regarding your request, please contact me via email, letter or telephone, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Laura Goddard
Information Access Officer

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Dear Mr Dewsbury

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REF: COL/09/102

I write in connection with your request for information dated 25 February
2009 in which you seek access to the following information:

1. How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by City of London 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 and e) If none of the
above can be applied to each arrest I would like to know how the crime
was dealt with.

Questions 1 and 2

No persons were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb crawling
by this force in 2008.

3. I would also like to know how much money has been allocated to
the force for the specific purpose of reducing prostitution.

No money as been allocated to the force for the specific purpose of
reducing prostitution.

Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying to your request.
Should you have any further questions, please contact me via e-mail,
letter or telephone, quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Inspector Dave Lockyear
Information Access Manager

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