Arrest and Charge Statistics for detained persons/defendants who have ASD.

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

I am writing to you in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Greater Manchester Police:

1) the number of people arrested within your force area over the last 12 months for

a) sexual offences,
b) violent offences and
c) other dangerous offences

and whom

a) disclosed having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder upon arrest and/or at the time of their detention in custody being authorised AND
b) were charged with a criminal offence.

In an attempt to clarify and make our request clear, I can confirm that the disclosure request relates to those individuals who have declared or it has been established that they have or are on the Autistic Spectrum in some capacity.

Please provide the information in the form of an excel, word, and/or pdf document where possible, however, if it is easier to send via postal mail, we are happy to receive such to our postal address of Conviction, 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

If it is not possible to provide the information requested due to the information exceeding the cost of compliance limits identified in Section 12, please provide advice and assistance, under the Section 16 obligations of the Act, as to how we can refine our request.

If you can identify any ways that our request could be refined we would be grateful for any further advice and assistance.

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me via email or letter and I will be very happy to clarify what we are asking for and discuss the request, my details are outlined below.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your response.

Best wishes,

Ryan Jarvis
Founder
For and on behalf of Conviction

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Thank you for contacting the Greater Manchester Police Freedom of Information inbox. This email is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request.

Please note, that although every effort will be made to ensure a response is provided within statutory deadlines, due to current circumstances delays may be unavoidable. We apologise for any inconvenience and will endeavour to process your request as quickly as is practicable

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Greater Manchester Police

Dear Ryan Jarvis

 

Ref: 1987/20

 

We apologise for the delay in contacting you and thank you for your
patience during this time.

 

We would be grateful if you could please advise by return if you still
require the information you requested below on 11/07/2020

 

1) the number of people arrested within your force area over the last 12
months for

 

a) sexual offences,

b) violent offences and

c) other dangerous offences

 

and whom

 

a) disclosed having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder upon arrest and/or at
the time of their detention in custody being authorised AND

b) were charged with a criminal offence.

 

In an attempt to clarify and make our request clear, I can confirm that
the disclosure request relates to those individuals who have declared or
it has been established that they have or are on the Autistic Spectrum in
some capacity.

 

Please provide the information in the form of an excel, word, and/or pdf
document where possible, however, if it is easier to send via postal mail,
we are happy to receive such to our postal address of Conviction, 7 Bell
Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.

 

If we do not hear from you within 7 days of today's date, we will assume
that you no longer wish to proceed with the request and we will close it.

 

Kind regards,

FOI Team

Information Compliance and Records Management Unit

Information Services Branch

Greater Manchester Police

c/o Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester M11 2NS

You can access many of our services online at [1]www.gmp.police.uk.

For emergencies only call 999, or 101 if it's a less urgent matter.

You can also connect with us on: 

 1. Facebook: [2]www.facebook.com/GtrManchesterPolice
Twitter: [3]www.twitter.com/gmpolice
Instagram: [4]www.instagram.com/gtrmanchesterpolice
Flickr: [5]www.flickr.com/gmpolice1
YouTube: [6]www.youtube.com/gmpolice
Pinterest: [7]www.pinterest.co.uk/gmpolice

To find out what is happening in your area, visit
[8]www.gmp.police.uk/a/your-area where you will be able to follow local
social media accounts.

DISCLAIMER: This message and any attachment may contain information which
is confidential or privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only.
If you have received this message in error, notify the sender and delete
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Unauthorised use or disclosure of the contact may be unlawful. Any
opinions expressed may not be official policy. 

Unless encrypted, internet email is not to be treated as a secure means of
communication. Greater Manchester Police records and monitors all email
activity and content and you are advised that any email you send may be
subject to monitoring. 

Thank you for your co-operation.

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Dear Greater Manchester Police,

I can confirm that we no longer require this information.

Yours faithfully,

Ryan Jarvis