Domestic abuse crime data broken down by ethnicity

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To whom it may regard,

My name is Carly Roberts and I'm using a What Do They Know account, shared by Claire Wilde and Harriet Clugston.

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I would like data on the total number of domestic abuse-related offences recorded by the force between 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, broken down by the victim’s ethnicity.

Please send me:

1). The number and type of crime outcomes recorded for domestic-abuse related offences*, broken down by sex and ethnicity of the victim, and the nature of the offence – eg psychological, physical, sexual or emotional. Please only include offences that have been assigned an outcome, and group them by the year the outcome was recorded rather than the year the crime took place.

2). Of the cases that resulted in a charge or summons in part 1 of this request (by year the outcome was recorded), please provide a breakdown of the sex and ethnicity of the suspect, whilst retaining the breakdown of the sex and ethnicity of the victim

3). The number of times a suspect was arrested in relation to a domestic abuse-related offence, broken down by the sex and ethnicity of the suspect and of the victim

4). The number of women who sought a domestic abuse protection order, by ethnicity

5). The number of women who were granted a domestic abuse protection order, by ethnicity

6). The number of men who sought a domestic abuse protection order, by ethnicity

7). The number of men who were granted a domestic abuse protection order, by ethnicity

Please provide the requested data in a spreadsheet format.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

Many thanks, Carly Roberts.

Freedom of Information, Cheshire Constabulary

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I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence received 04/06/2021 which is
being dealt with as a request for information in accordance with the
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Dear Ms Roberts,

 

YOUR REQUEST:

I would like data on the total number of domestic abuse-related offences
recorded by the force between 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, broken down
by the victim's ethnicity.

 

Please send me:

 

1). The number and type of crime outcomes recorded for domestic-abuse
related offences*, broken down by sex and ethnicity of the victim, and the
nature of the offence – eg psychological, physical, sexual or emotional.
Please only include offences that have been assigned an outcome, and group
them by the year the outcome was recorded rather than the year the crime
took place

 

2). Of the cases that resulted in a charge or summons in part 1 of this
request (by year the outcome was recorded), please provide a breakdown of
the sex and ethnicity of the suspect, whilst retaining the breakdown of
the sex and ethnicity of the victim

 

3). The number of times a suspect was arrested in relation to a domestic
abuse-related offence, broken down by the sex and ethnicity of the suspect
and of the victim

 

4). The number of women who sought a domestic abuse protection order, by
ethnicity

 

5). The number of women who were granted a domestic abuse protection
order, by ethnicity

 

6). The number of men who sought a domestic abuse protection order, by
ethnicity

 

7). The number of men who were granted a domestic abuse protection order,
by ethnicity

 

Please provide the requested data in a spreadsheet format.

 

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could
contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise
and assist requesters.

 

If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you
direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

 

OUR RESPONSE:

 

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act, our response is as
follows:

 

1, 2 & 3 - please see attached spread sheet.

 

4, 5, 6 & 7 - The Freedom of Information Act 2000 entitles an applicant to
recorded information, subject to exemptions, held at the time the request
was received. There is no requirement to provide non-recorded information,
such as opinion or corporate knowledge or information that was not
recorded at the time the request was received.

 

I have consulted with the relevant departments who have advised me that
there is no information held relevant to your request.

 

If you are not satisfied with the decision applied in this case I enclose
for your attention a copy of the Constabulary's appeal procedures.

 

Regards

 

 

Julie Watson – Request Compliance Officer

Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service Joint Corporate
Services

Information Compliance | Cheshire Constabulary | Clemonds Hey | Oakmere
Road | Winsford | Cheshire | CW7 2UA

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Dear Requests,

Thank your for your response.

Could I just please ask on the last tab for 'arrests' whether the ethnicity is that of the victim or the suspect?

Yours sincerely,
Carly

Requests, Cheshire Constabulary

Dear Ms Roberts,

Apologies for the delayed response.

The ethnicity and gender on the arrests tab relates to the person
arrested. An arrest record does not include victim details.

Regards,

Julie Watson – Request Compliance Officer
Cheshire Constabulary and Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service Joint Corporate
Services
Information Compliance | Cheshire Constabulary | Clemonds Hey | Oakmere
Road | Winsford | Cheshire | CW7 2UA
Phone: 01606 362384| Visit www.cheshire.police.uk |
www.cheshirefire.gov.uk | Follow @cheshirepolice and @CheshireFire on
Twitter | Like Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service on
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