Coercive control 2015-2018

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Dear Cleveland Police,

Would you kindly be able to tell me:

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.

Yours faithfully,

Christina Savage

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Freedom of Information, Cleveland Police

Dear Ms Savage,

Enquiry Ref: 10498/2019

I write in connection with your request for information dated 17th January 2019 and received by this office on that date. Below are the questions raised in your request and all of the information that we have been able to retrieve.

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):
a) We have made enquiries within the Force and below are the numbers retrieved for all arrests in relation to ‘Engage in controlling / coercive behaviour in an intimate / family relationship’.
2015 – 0
2016 – 4
2017 – 7
2018 – 12

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.
a) Below are the answers broken down by year
2015
Charged – 0
Cautioned – 0
No further action – 0
No Prosecution – 0
Released under Investigation – 0
2016
Charged – 0
Cautioned – 0
No further action – 4
No Prosecution – 0
Released under Investigation – 0
2017
Charged – 1
Cautioned – 0
No further action – 0
No Prosecution – 5
Released under Investigation – 1
2018
Charged – 1
Cautioned – 0
No further action – 0
No Prosecution – 9
Released under Investigation – 2

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Ms E McGuigan
Freedom of Information Decision Maker
Directorate of Standards and Ethics
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