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 Lancashire constabulary 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

Dear Ricki

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 1744/09

I write in connection with your request for information dated the
20/04/09 which was received by Lancashire Constabulary on the same day.
I note you seek access to the following information:

*1) How many people were arrested for soliciting prostitutes or kerb
crawling by Lancashire constabulary 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.

Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, known hereafter as 'the Act'. You should 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 Lancashire
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 choose 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 you 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
Lancashire Constabulary.

Many Thanks,

David Wilding

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Ricki,

Please find attached our response to your request received on the 20^th
April 2009.

Many Thanks,

Paul.

Paul Walker

Lancashire Constabulary

Information Assurance Unit

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Dear Paul Walker

Thank you for the response to my freedom of information request.

Yours sincerely,

R Dewsbury