Reports of knives in schools - 2018/19

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Dear Kent Police,

I am writing to request the following under the Freedom of Information Act:

The number of reports of the “offence of having article with blade or point on school premises” where the suspect was under 18.

Please provide figures for the 2018/19 academic year (1 September to 31 July), broken down by age of suspect and local authority area.

Yours faithfully,

Yours faithfully,

Mark Wilding

Freedom of Information Kent,

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Dear Mr Wilding,

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REF 19/08/1150.

 

Thank you for your request received by Kent Police on 2^nd August 2019. I
note you seek access, in summary, to information relating to:

 

Reports of knives on school premises

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) provides that a public
authority respond to an FOI request within 20 working days. Please be
aware that as well as experiencing very high request volumes, Kent Police
is currently in the process of transitioning to a new crime recording
database. This means that whilst we will endeavour to complete your
request as soon as possible it is likely that a response may well be
delayed, particularly where crime data is sought.

 

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Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact us via the following telephone number 01622 652610 quoting the
reference number above.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Lakeisha Dowsey-Magog

Freedom of Information Assistant

 

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Dear Mr Wilding,

 

With reference to the Freedom of Information request that we received from
you on 6^th August 2019 please find attached the response letter and
accompanying appendix.

 

Should you have any queries relating to this then please do not hesitate
to contact us.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Public Disclosure Officer

Information Security and Governance

Kent Police

 

 

 

 

 

 

This email and any other accompanying document(s) contain information from
Kent Police and/or Essex Police, which is confidential or privileged. The
information is intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s)
or bodies to whom it is addressed. The content, including any subsequent
replies, could be disclosable if relating to a criminal investigation or
civil proceedings. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that
any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of the contents of this
information is prohibited. If you have received this email in error,
please notify us immediately by contacting the sender or telephoning Kent
Police on 01622 690690 or Essex Police on 01245 491491, as appropriate.
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personal data please go to
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