Our Ref: 1194.2018-19
Your Ref:
Date: 15 May 2019
Civil Disclosure
Joint Corporate Legal Services
Dear Applicant,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 1194.2018-19
I write in connection with your request for information which was received by North Yorkshire Police
on 22 January 20219. Please accept our apologies for the delay in providing you with a response. I
note you seek access to the following information:
1. How many people were arrested under Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 for 'Controlling or
Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship' in (please provide data for each full year
respectively): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2. Also, can you provide a breakdown of the official recorded crime outcomes of the arrests set out
above in Q1 (charged, cautioned, no further action etc.), for each of the 4 years respectively: 2015,
2016, 2017 and 2018.
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire
Police.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
1. Please find below the number of arrests made in relation to the Controlling or Coercive behaviour.
Please note that the offence only came in on the 29.12.2015.
Arrest Reason
2015
2016
2017
2018
Engage in controlling / coercive behaviour in an intimate / family
1
61
100
93
relationship
Jane Wintermeyer BSc (Hons) Force Solicitor & Head of Legal Services
Police Headquarters | Alverton Court | Crosby Road | Northallerton | North Yorkshire | DL6 1BF
DX No 68810 NORTHALLERTON 2 | Telephone 01609 643542 | Fax 01609 789987
2. Please find below the outcomes in relation to the arrests in question 1. There are 12 cases still
under investigation, therefore they will not have an outcome.
Outcome
2015
2016
2017 2018
Breach of Domestic Violence Protection Order
1
Community Resolution
1
Domestic Violence Protection Notice Disposal
2
Charge
1
7
8
NFA
1
52
82
69
Other Disposal
1
3
2
Total
1
55
93
81
Please also note that some individuals may have been arrested for Controlling or Coercive behaviour,
but then cautioned, charged or NFA’d for another offence. The outcome of the other offence will
therefore not appear in the table above as this is only for offences of Controlling or Coercive
behaviour.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures
used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your
questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.
Complaint Rights
Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of complaint.
If you have any queries concerning this request, please contact me quoting the reference number
above.
Yours sincerely
Caroline Williams
Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure)
Joint Corporate Legal Services
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North Yorkshire Police
Alverton Court
Crosby Road
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1BF
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