Controlling or coercive behaviour crime statistics

The request was refused by North Yorkshire Police.

Good morning - please could you answer the following questions on Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015?

1) Please can you tell me how many reports of controlling or coercive behaviour were made under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 to officers for the calendar years:
a. 2016
b. 2017
c. 2018
d. 2019
e. 2020 to date.

2.) Please can you tell me how many arrests under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (controlling or coercive behaviour) were made by your officers for the calendar years:
a. 2016
b. 2017
c. 2018
d. 2019
e. 2020 to date.

3) Please can you give me the outcomes (charged, not in public interest etc) of the arrests / offences committed identified in the answers to Q1a-c
a. 2016
b. 2017
c. 2018
d. 2019
e. 2020 to date.

4) Can you tell me the number of referrals to the CPS by your force for a prosecution under section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 were rejected/not taken forward by the CPS for the calendar years (by this I mean cases brought to the CPS by your police force that is not taken to prosecution for whatever reason eg lack of evidence etc):
a. 2016
b. 2017
c. 2018
d. 2019
e. 2020 to date.

5) Can you please provide all of this data in either an .xls/.xlsx/.csv file format?

If you cannot provide the full breakdown of information I have requested, please contact me to discuss what information you could supply at the earliest opportunity on [mobile number removed].

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Thanks in advance for your help

Yours faithfully,

ITV Central

Civil Disclosure, North Yorkshire Police

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Dear North Yorkshire Police,

Apologies that my name was missing from this request. It is Emma Woods, I am a journalist at ITV Central, Gas Street, Birmingham B1 2JT.

I hope you will now be able to proceed with the request.

Kind regards

Emma Woods

Civil Disclosure, North Yorkshire Police

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The Vulnerability Assessment Team is available during office hours Monday to Friday.

Civil Disclosure Unit

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Saunders, Sarah, North Yorkshire Police

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Good morning

 

Please see attached response to your FOI request 1165.2019-20.

 

Kind regards

 

Sarah Saunders

Collar Number 4868

Legal Officer (Civil Disclosure) North Yorkshire Police

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