Arrests of children and young people aged between 10 and 17

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Dear Sirs,

Please could you provide me with the following information.

1. How many people aged 10-17 were arrested FOR ANY OFFENCE over the following months in 2019:
March 2019
April 2019
May 2019
June 2019
July 2019
August 2019
September 2019

2. How many people aged 10-17 were arrested FOR ANY OFFENCE over the following months in 2020:
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020

3. How many people aged 10-17 were arrested under the Coronavirus Act 2020 over the following months:
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020

4. How many people OF ANY AGE were arrested under the Coronavirus Act 2020 over the following months:
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020

Yours faithfully,

Louisa JAMES

Info Rights Freedom Essex, Essex Police

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Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged under the above reference
14837.

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Kind regards,

 

FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police

Telephone: 101 | Email: [3][Essex Police request email]

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  (for Sat Nav directions,
use CM2 6DN for HQ)

 

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Info Rights Freedom Essex, Essex Police

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Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged under the above
reference.

 

Section 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) places two duties
on public authorities. Unless exemptions apply, the first duty at Section
1(1)(a) is to confirm or deny whether the information specified in a
request is held. The second duty at Section 1(1)(b) is to disclose
information that has been confirmed as being held. Where exemptions are
relied upon Section 17 of FOIA requires that we provide the applicant with
a notice which: a) states that fact b) specifies the exemption(s) in
question and c) states (if that would not otherwise be apparent) why the
exemption applies.

 

In respect of your enquiry:

 

1. How many people aged 10-17 were arrested FOR ANY OFFENCE over the
following months in 2019:

March 2019

April 2019

May 2019

June 2019

July 2019

August 2019

September 2019

2. How many people aged 10-17 were arrested FOR ANY OFFENCE over the
following months in 2020:

March 2020

April 2020

May 2020

June 2020

July 2020

August 2020

September 2020

3. How many people aged 10-17 were arrested under the Coronavirus Act 2020
over the following months:

March 2020

April 2020

May 2020

June 2020

July 2020

August 2020

September 2020

4. How many people OF ANY AGE were arrested under the Coronavirus Act 2020
over the following months:

March 2020

April 2020

May 2020

June 2020

July 2020

August 2020

September 2020

 

Having completed enquiries within Essex Police and in respect of Section
1(1)(a), Essex Police does hold information relating to your request.
Under Section 1(1)(b) the below has been provided in relation to your FOI.

 

Notes:

• Volume of arrests aged 10 to 17 includes recorded numbers of people
arrested for crimes who were aged 10 or over but under 18 years old

• Dates (Years and Months): 2019 to 2020 – March to September Only

• The true option was chosen for the main arrest flag data field to
highlight people arrested for offences

• We filtered by the offence description to specify the coronavirus act
2020 reasons for queries 3 and 4

 

Table 1 shows the monthly volumes of people aged 10 to 17 years old
arrested for any offences by Essex police force between 1^st March 2019
and 30^th September 2019:

 

People aged 10 to 17 arrested for any offences - March
to September 2019
Month Volume of arrests aged 10 to 17
March 217
April 232
May 239
June 189
July 214
August 186
September 189
Total 1466

 

Table 2 below shows the monthly volumes of people aged 10 to 17 years old
arrested for any offences by Essex police force between 1^st March 2020
and 30^th September 2020:

 

People aged 10 to 17 arrested for any offences - March
to September 2020
Month Volume of arrests aged 10 to 17
March 161
April 106
May 137
June 149
July 175
August 142
September 134
Total 1004

 

Table 3 below illustrates the monthly volumes of people aged 10 to 17
years old arrested under the coronavirus act 2020 from 1^st March to 30^th
September 2020:

People aged 10 to 17 arrested under Coronavirus Act
2020 - March to September 2020
Month Volume of arrests aged 10 to 17
March 0
April 3
May 1
June 0
July 0
August 0
September 0
Total 4

 

Table 4 below shows the monthly volumes of people of all age groups
arrested under the coronavirus act 2020 from 1^st March to 30^th September
2020:

People of any age arrested under Coronavirus Act 2020 -
March to September 2020
Month Volume of arrests of all ages
March 1
April 13
May 4
June 0
July 0
August 0
September 0
Total 18

 

Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is
accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed
primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes
of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although
data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries the
results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand
our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.

 

Essex Police trusts that the information provided is of assistance. Thank
you for your interest in Essex Police.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police

Telephone: 101 | Email: [1][Essex Police request email]

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  (for Sat Nav directions,
use CM2 6DN for HQ)

 

Information Management aspires to be: Helpful, Inclusive & Professional

 

Essex Police have developed a publication strategy, our aim is to reduce
the demand within the FOI Department and to provide knowledge to the
public to include previous and combined FOI requests together with
relevant links and information.

 

Please visit this area of our website before submitting FOI requests as
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Please note, if you require further information or wish to resubmit a
request please refer to the information found on the Commissioner’s
website regarding submission of effective requests:
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If you feel your request has not been properly handled, or you are
otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.

 

Complaints should be submitted within 20 working days from the date of
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the above address or by email to: [4]info.rights.freedom@essex. police.uk

 

We will conduct a review to investigate your complaint and endeavour to
reply within 20 working days.

 

Please explain which aspect of the reply you are not satisfied with, and
if your complaint concerns the decision to apply an exemption it would
assist the review if you would outline why you believe the exemption does
not apply.

 

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under Section 50 of the Act to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner. Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.

 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF or via [5]https://ico.org.uk/

 

 

From: Info Rights Freedom Essex
Sent: 22 September 2020 17:26
To: [6][FOI #692867 email]
Subject: FOI 14837 - Arrest of Young People Aged 10-17

 

Thank you for your enquiry which has been logged under the above reference
14837.

Under the Freedom of Information Act we are required to reply within 20
working days.  The Act does not specify a limit to the number of
information requests a public authority may receive or the number of
requests or questions an applicant may submit.  However, there are
exemptions in the Act that can apply and these include where the cost of
complying with the request would extend beyond the reasonable cost limit,
(currently 18 hours or £450), or if the request is otherwise manifestly
unreasonable in its scope or nature. 

 

Requests that ask a great many questions, or a number of detailed requests
submitted at the same time, may make it necessary for Essex Police to
refuse the requests wholly or in part. The exemption at section 14 may be
engaged if the burden on the authority is increased through multiple
requests on differing subjects.

 

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has responsibility for
providing oversight and guidance for the legislation and they have
produced advice for applicants on submitting effective requests.  Further
information can be found on the Commissioner’s website at
[7]www.ico.gov.uk specific information relating to submitting a request
can be found at:
[8]https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/offici...

                                                      

While we process your request, please take the time to consider the ICO’s
advice and whether you feel it may be beneficial to amend or refine your
request. Our team is happy to discuss your request with you and will be
able to provide advice as to what kind of information will be available
from Essex Police.

 

Although every effort will be made to ensure a response is provided within
statutory deadlines, due to current circumstances, delays may be
unavoidable.  We apologise for any inconvenience and will endeavour to
process your request as quickly as is practicable.

 

Kind regards,

 

FOI Team | Information Management Department | Information Rights Section
| Essex Police

Telephone: 101 | Email: [9][Essex Police request email]

Address: Information Management Department, Information Rights Section,
Essex Police HQ, PO Box 2, Chelmsford CM2 6DA  (for Sat Nav directions,
use CM2 6DN for HQ)

 

Essex Police have developed a publication strategy, our aim is to reduce
the demand within the FOI department and to provide knowledge to the
public to include previous and combined FOI requests together with
relevant links and information.

Please visit this area of our website before submitting FOI requests as
information may already be available.

[10]https://www.essex.police.uk/foi-ai/af/ac...

 

 

 

Please note, if you require further information or wish to resubmit a
request please refer to the information found on the Commissioner’s
website regarding submission of effective requests: 
[11]https://www.ico.org.uk/for_the_public/of...

 

Your right to complain

If you feel your request has not been properly handled, or you are
otherwise dissatisfied with the outcome of your request you have the right
to complain.

 

Complaints should be submitted within 20 working days from the date of
this response and should be addressed to the Senior Information Officer at
the above address or by email to:  [12][Essex Police request email]

 

We will conduct a review to investigate your complaint and endeavour to
reply within 20 working days.

 

Please explain which aspect of the reply you are not satisfied with, and
if your complaint concerns the decision to apply an exemption it would
assist the review if you would outline why you believe the exemption does
not apply.      

 

If you are still dissatisfied following our review, you have the right
under Section 50 of the Act to complain directly to the Information
Commissioner.  Before considering your complaint, the Information
Commissioner would normally expect you to have exhausted the complaints
procedures provided by Essex Police.

 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:  Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF or via [13]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

 

 

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