Cannabis arrests, cautions and charges

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Dear West Yorkshire Police,

This request relates to the following offences set out in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971:
i. Possession of Cannabis - s.5(1) of the Act;
ii. Possession of Cannabis with intent to supply - s.5(3) of the Act.

1. For each of these two offences separately, please supply the following data broken down by each year a) 2004, b) 2005, c) 2006, d) 2007, e) 2008 and f) 2009 g) 2015 h) 2016:
a) The total number of individuals arrested by your force
b) The total number of individuals cautioned by your force
c) The total number of individuals charged by your force

Yours faithfully,

matt ford

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Dear Mr Ford,

 

Thank you for your correspondence received by my office on the 20/03/2017.

 

You have requested the following information under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000:

 

This request relates to the following offences set out in the Misuse of
Drugs Act 1971:

i. Possession of Cannabis - s.5(1) of the Act; ii. Possession of Cannabis
with intent to supply - s.5(3) of the Act.

 

1. For each of these two offences separately, please supply the following
data broken down by each year a) 2004, b) 2005, c) 2006, d) 2007, e) 2008
and f) 2009 g) 2015 h) 2016:

a) The total number of individuals arrested by your force

b) The total number of individuals cautioned by your force

c) The total number of individuals charged by your force

 

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Camilla Hall

Force Disclosure Unit

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Dear Mr Ford

 

Please see the attached document in relation to your request.

 

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