Acid attacks within Croydon

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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Please advise on the number of assaults, attacks, reported crimes in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to day which involved a person or person having a corrosive, acidic, skin-damaging, irritating substance thrown or sprayed onto their head or any part of their body which occurred in the borough of Croydon or where the victim or alleged assailant / suspect was a resident in Croydon.

For each such instance please advise where known if the assailant(s) knew their victims, how many assailant(s) and how many victim(s) were involved, whether the victim(s) needed hospital treatment if known/contained in the police report. Of these, please advise the number of arrests made and number of subsequent trials, and of any subsequent trials, how many convictions and what the sentencing was. If any part of this request is unclear please contact me for clarification.

Yours faithfully,

Suzanne Kelly

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Kelly

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2017110000445

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 10/11/2017.  I note you seek
access to the following information:

"Please advise on the number of assaults, attacks, reported crimes in
2015, 2016 and 2017 to day which involved a person or person having a
corrosive, acidic, skin-damaging, irritating substance thrown or sprayed
onto their head or any part of their body which occurred in the borough of
Croydon or where the victim or alleged assailant / suspect was a resident
in Croydon.

For each such instance please advise where known if the assailant(s) knew
their victims, how many assailant(s) and how many victim(s) were involved,
whether the victim(s) needed hospital treatment if known/contained in the
police report. Of these, please advise the number of arrests made and
number of subsequent trials, and of any subsequent trials, how many
convictions and what the sentencing was. If any part of this request is
unclear please contact me for clarification."

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.  

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Support Officer - Freedom of Information Triage Team
 
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Dear Metropolitan Police Service (MPS),

Please let me know when I can receive this information, thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Suzanne Kelly

Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Kelly,

Thank you for your email. I am sorry that the MPS have not responded to your request within the 20 working day timeframe. I have checked our system and can see that the person dealing with your request is Damion Baird.

Damion, please would you give Ms Kelly an update on her case?

Regards,

David.

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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Kelly,

Thank you for your email. I apologise for the delay in responding to your request. I should be in a position to respond to your request by 21 December 2017.

Thank you for your continued patience.

Kind regards

Damion

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Dear Ms Kelly,

I am sorry for the continued delay in responding to your request. The data that will address the majority of your request is now available. However, owing to a technical issue, I am unable to send the Freedom of Information Act notice (the email which sets out the reasons why were are unable to address particular parts of your request) today. Rather than cause you any further delay, I have provided the collated data to you. The Freedom of Information Act notice will be sent to you as soon as the technical issue has been resolved.

Yours sincerely

Damion

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Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)

Dear Ms Kelly,

Freedom of Information Request Reference No: 2017110000445

I write in connection with your request for information that was received
by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) on 10 November 2017. I note that
you initially requested access to the following information:

"Please advise on the number of assaults, attacks, reported crimes in
2015, 2016 and 2017 to day which involved a person or person having a
corrosive, acidic, skin-damaging, irritating substance thrown or sprayed
onto their head or any part of their body which occurred in the borough of
Croydon or where the victim or alleged assailant / suspect was a resident
in Croydon.

For each such instance please advise where known if the assailant(s) knew
their victims, how many assailant(s) and how many victim(s) were involved,
whether the victim(s) needed hospital treatment if known/contained in the
police report. Of these, please advise the number of arrests made and
number of subsequent trials, and of any subsequent trials, how many
convictions and what the sentencing was. If any part of this request is
unclear please contact me for clarification."

On 23 December 2017, I wrote to you and stated:

"I am sorry for the continued delay in responding to your request. The
data that will address the majority of your request is now available.
However, owing to a technical issue, I am unable to send the Freedom of
Information Act notice (the email which sets out the reasons why were are
unable to address particular parts of your request) today. Rather than
cause you any further delay, I have provided the collated data to you. The
Freedom of Information Act notice will be sent to you as soon as the
technical issue has been resolved."

I now write to confirm that the system used by the MPS to compose Freedom
of Information Act notices is now operational. However, as the MPS has
provided information in connection with your request, I would like to
establish if this information has satisfied your request? If it has, I
will close your request for information as completed. If it has not done
so and you require the MPS to address the specific questions that you
asked on 10 November 2017, please respond to this email and confirm that
this is what you require.
If I have not received a response to this email by 09 February 2018, I
will assume that you do not require any further information and will treat
your request as completed.

COMPLAINT RIGHTS
This notice concludes your request for information. I would like to thank
you for your interest in the MPS.

Your attention is drawn to the attached sheet which details your right of
complaint.

Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write
or contact Damion Baird on telephone number 0207 161 6510 quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely

Damion Baird

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 the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to
review their decision.

Prior to lodging a formal complaint you are welcome to discuss the
response with the case officer who dealt with your request.  

Complaint

If you are dissatisfied with the handling procedures or the decision of
the MPS made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) regarding
access to information you can lodge a complaint with the MPS to have the
decision reviewed.

Complaints should be made in writing, within forty (40) working days from
the date of the refusal notice, and addressed to:

FOI Complaint
Information Rights Unit
PO Box 57192
London
SW6 1SF
[The Met request email]

In all possible circumstances the MPS will aim to respond to your
complaint within 20 working days.

The Information Commissioner

After lodging a complaint with the MPS 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 www.ico.org.uk.  Alternatively, write to or
phone:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Phone: 0303 123 1113

Consider our environment - please do not print this email unless
absolutely necessary.

NOTICE - This email and any attachments may be confidential, subject to
copyright and/or legal privilege and are intended solely for the use of
the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please
notify the sender and delete it from your system.  To avoid incurring
legal liabilities, you must not distribute or copy the information in this
email without the permission of the sender. MPS communication systems are
monitored to the extent permitted by law.  Consequently, any email and/or
attachments may be read by monitoring staff. Only specified personnel are
authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of the MPS by
email. The MPS accepts no responsibility for unauthorised agreements
reached with other employees or agents.  The security of this email and
any attachments cannot be guaranteed. Email messages are routinely scanned
but malicious software infection and corruption of content can still occur
during transmission over the Internet. Any views or opinions expressed in
this communication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily
represent those of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

 

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