Prostitution related arrests in 2008

Mr Ricki Dewsbury

R Dewsbury <[FOI #10778 email].>

20 April 2009

Dear Mr Dewsbury

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No: 20090196

Thank you for your request for information in relation to:

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by South Yorkshire police in each month of 2008.

3) 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.

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R Dewsbury To FOI requests at South
<[FOI #10778 email]> Yorkshire Police
<[South Yorkshire Police request email]>
20/04/2009 11:34 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Prostitution
related arrests in 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please supply the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by South Yorkshire police in each month of 2008.

3) 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.

I look forward to receiving your reply within the 20 day statutory
time limit.

Yours faithfully

Ricki Dewsbury

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15^th May 2009

Ricki Dewsbury

R Dewsbury [1][FOI #10778 email]

Dear Mr Dewsbury

Freedom of Information Request - Reference No:20090196

Thank you for your request for information in relation to:

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by South Yorkshire police in each month of 2008.

3) 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.

RESPONSE

Please see the table below:

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PROSTITUTION RELATED ARRESTS IN 2008 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MONTH | NUMBER | NO CHARGE | CAUTIONED | CHARGED | OUTCOME OF CHARGED |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| JAN | 15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 X Fined at court |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| FEB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| MAR | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| APR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| MAY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| JUN | 4 | 0 | *3 | 1 | 1 x caution (*not |
| | | | | | included here) |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| | | | | | 1 x fine & 1 x |
| JUL | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | discontinued at |
| | | | | | Court |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| AUG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| SEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| OCT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| NOV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|-------+--------+------------+-----------+---------+--------------------|
| DEC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Yours sincerely

Philip Crick
Information Compliance Clerk
South Yorkshire Police
Information Compliance Unit
Professional Standards Department
Unit 20 Sheffield 35A Business Park
Churchill Way
Sheffield
S35 2PY

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R Dewsbury To FOI requests at South
<[FOI #10778 email]> Yorkshire Police
<[South Yorkshire Police request email]>
20/04/2009 11:34 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Prostitution
related arrests in 2008

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please supply the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by South Yorkshire police in each month of 2008.

3) 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.

I look forward to receiving your reply within the 20 day statutory
time limit.

Yours faithfully

Ricki Dewsbury

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