No Further Action

The request was refused by Warwickshire Police.

Hello,

I would like to request the following information.

Please list the total number of crimes that were screened out and closed as they required ‘no further action’.
Please provide a breakdown by alleged crime and reason for closure.
Please provide historic data for 2017, 2016, 2015,2014, 2013 or however many years possible.

Please provide a breakdown by calendar year.

How many crimes were reported in total for each of those years?

Thank you

Gurpreet Narwan

Yours faithfully,

Gurpreet

Information Compliance West Mercia,

 
 
Dear Ms Narwan
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs: West Mercia Police 9761 and
Warwickshire Police 00499
 
I write in connection with your request for Warwickshire Police and West
Mercia Police information which was dated and received on 8th June 2018.
 
Your request will now be considered in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the Act).  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 Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police 
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 chose 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 your query in the fullest
possible way. Again, you will be informed if this is the case.
 
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Sue Cale
Information Compliance Administrator
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
P O Box 55
Hindlip  WR3 8SP
 
DD 01905 331545 (Ext. 2545)
[email address]
 
 
 
 

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Dear Information Compliance West Mercia,

Could i please clarify that i am looking for the number of crimes that have been screened ‘out’ for further investigation or ‘filed’ shortly after it was reported to the police. These are cases which do not qualify for investigation after an initial screening process. These are not simply cases of No further action, but cases that were screened out.

Yours sincerely,

Gurpreet

Information Compliance West Mercia,

 
 
Dear Ms Narwan
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs: West Mercia Police 9761 and
Warwickshire Police 00499
I write in connection with your requests for information received on 8th
June 2018.
I regret to inform you that West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police has
not been able to complete its response to your request within the 20
working days .
I am unable to provide a specific timescale for response but every effort
will be made to ensure an appropriate response will be made as soon as
possible.
Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of
complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.
Yours sincerely
 
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 331545 / 331565
 
West Mercia Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1
and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed
information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information
will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright
owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached
information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, West Mercia Police
Headquarters, PO Box 55, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SP.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS
Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?
You have the right to require West Mercia Police (WMP) to review their
decision.
Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the person that dealt with your request.
Ask to have the decision looked at again -
The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
telephone the person named at the end of your decision letter.
That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.
Complaint
If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
WMP made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information, you can lodge a complaint with WMP to have the
decision reviewed. WMP must be notified of your intention to complain
within 20 working days of the date of its response to your Freedom of
Information request. Complaints should be made in writing and addressed
to:
West Mercia Police Headquarters
Information Compliance Unit
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
PO Box 55
Worcester
WR3 8SP
or
email: [1][email address]
 
In all possible circumstances, WMP will aim to respond to your complaint
within 2 months.
The Information Commissioner
After lodging a complaint with WMP if you are still dissatisfied with the
decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for a
decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.
For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at [2]https://ico.org.uk/ Alternatively, phone
or write to:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
 
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a
national rate number
Fax: 01625 524 510
 
 
 

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Information Compliance,

 
Dear Ms Narwan
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs:  West Mercia Police 9761 and
Warwickshire Police 00499
I write in connection with your requests for information which were
received on 8^th June 2018.  Please find below the responses to your
requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:
Please list the total number of crimes that were screened out and closed
as they required ‘no further action’.
Please provide a breakdown by alleged crime and reason for closure.
Please provide historic data for 2017, 2016, 2015,2014, 2013 or however
many years possible. Please provide a breakdown by calendar year.
How many crimes were reported in total for each of those years?
West Mercia Police 9761 and Warwickshire Police 00499 REPLY: Your request
for information has now been considered and I am not obliged to supply the
information you have requested.
 
Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires West Mercia
Police and Warwickshire Police when refusing to provide such information
(because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a
notice which:   (a) states that fact, (b) specifies the exemption in
question and (c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.
 
The exemption applicable to the information is:
Sec 21. Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means
This is an Absolute, class based exemption.
The information that you require is available on the force websites as it
has been disclosed for another recent similar FOI:
FOI 9721/00456
[1]https://www.westmercia.police.uk/disclos...
 
The forces cannot provide the reason for disclosure.
 
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of
complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or telephone the Information Compliance Unit quoting the reference number
above.
Yours sincerely
 
Mrs R Williams
Information Compliance Unit
Warwickshire Police & West Mercia Police
PO Box 55
Hindlip
Worcester
WR3 8SP
01905 331545 / 331565
 
West Mercia Police in complying with their statutory duty under sections 1
and 11 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to release the enclosed
information will not breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
However, the rights of the copyright owner of the enclosed information
will continue to be protected by law. Applications for the copyright
owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of the attached
information should be addressed to The Force Solicitor, West Mercia Police
Headquarters, PO Box 55, Hindlip, Worcester, WR3 8SP.
COMPLAINT RIGHTS
Are you unhappy with how your request has been handled or do you think the
decision is incorrect?
You have the right to require West Mercia Police (WMP) to review their
decision.
Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome and encouraged to
discuss the decision with the person that dealt with your request.
Ask to have the decision looked at again -
The quickest and easiest way to have the decision looked at again is to
contact the person named at the end of your decision letter.
That person will be able to discuss the decision, explain any issues and
assist with any problems.
Complaint
If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
WMP made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information, you can lodge a complaint with WMP to have the
decision reviewed. WMP must be notified of your intention to complain
within 20 working days of the date of its response to your Freedom of
Information request. Complaints should be made in writing and addressed
to:
West Mercia Police Headquarters
Information Compliance Unit
Hindlip Hall
Hindlip
PO Box 55
Worcester
WR3 8SP
or
Email:  [email address]
In all possible circumstances, WMP will aim to respond to your complaint
within 20 working days.
The Information Commissioner
After lodging a complaint with WMP if you are still dissatisfied with the
decision you may make application to the Information Commissioner for a
decision on whether the request for information has been dealt with in
accordance with the requirements of the Act.
For information on how to make application to the Information Commissioner
please visit their website at [2]https://ico.org.uk/ Alternatively, phone
or write to:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545745 if you prefer to use a
national rate number
Fax:    01625 524 510
 
 
 
 

References

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